Sunday’s Event
We are thrilled with the turnout for this year’s Long Island Reads event!
Over 300 people braved the rain
to listen as Alyson Richman discussed The Lost Wife,
participate in a lively Q&A session, or get a book signed.
Just a reminder
Alyson Richman will be speaking at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library tomorrow, Sunday, April 22. Copies of The Lost Wife, as well as her previous titles, will be available for purchase. Hope to see you there!
Newsday
There was a lovely article about Long Island Reads and Alyson Richman in Newsday this weekend. If you missed it, you can read it online. For a listing of library events related to the book, click here.
‘The Lost Wife’ Tour
In conjunction with this year’s selection, we are pleased to announce the Lost Wife Tour (click to see the updated flyer)!
Please contact Long Island Reads committee member Loretta Piscatella (piscatellaloretta@mcpl.lib.ny.us) if you are interested.
Bus Transportation to Author Event
This year we have arranged transportation to the Author Event on April 22 at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library.
Registration runs January 23 to March 10, 2012 and is open to everyone.
Reservations should be made through the library from which you wish to depart.
- Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street, Riverhead) – Bus leaves promptly at 11:45 am. To register, call the Reference Department at 631-727-3228.
- Middle Country Public Library (101 Eastwood Boulevard, Centereach) – Bus leaves promptly at 12:15 pm. To register, call Loretta Piscatella at 631-585-9393.
- Christopher Morley Park (500 Searingtown Road, Roslyn) – Bus leaves promptly at 1:15 pm. To register, call Lee Fertitta at the Port Washington Public Library (1 Library Drive, Port Washington) at 516-883-4400.
All payment is due within one week of registration.
A separate check, or money order, per person should be made payable to Prime Time Travel in the amount of $7.50.
Author Event
Alyson Richman will be speaking on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library at 2 pm.
Alyson Richman recently appeared at Book Revue in Huntington to support her new book, The Lost Wife. The September 22 issue of the Long Islander featured a great article about the author, the book and Long Island Reads.
2012 Selection
The Lost Wife
by Alyson Richman
The Long Island Reads Committee is pleased to announce that we have selected The Lost Wife by Long Island author Alyson Richman!
Released on September 6, 2011, and already in a second printing, this book tells the heart wrenching story of a love affair begun in pre-WWII Prague that was interrupted by fear and hatred. The Lost Wife is not just the story of a sixty-year love affair, but also an exploration of the power and durability of the artistic spirit and its need to create and document, even under the most horrific conditions.
Why The Lost Wife?
Early praise for The Lost Wife includes these descriptions: “…staggeringly evocative…”, “Daringly constructed…”, “…a love story wrapped in tragedy and survival…”, “The Sophie’s Choice of this generation.”
The book has a multi-generational appeal and is evocative of rich artistic and cultural elements from a world long gone.
Alyson Richman, a graduate of Wellesley College and a former Thomas J. Watson Fellow, is a native Long Islander who currently lives with her husband and children in Huntington.
Ms. Richman is the author of three previous, well-received novels including The Last Van Gogh, which was nominated as a Book Sense Notable Pick in 2006. Her work has been favorably reviewed in The New York Times Book Review and The Los Angeles Times.
There are many programming opportunities.
The author will speak at a Long Island Reads author event during or near National Library Week, April 8-14, 2012.
The Lost Wife is or will be available in trade paperback, audio CD, eBook and large type.
