Author Archive
2020 Author Event
The author will speak at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library.
FREE TICKETS will be available beginning March 2.
Seating is first come, first served. The event is free and open to all. Be sure to mark your calendars!
Reader’s and Book Discussion Guide
Are you running a Light from Other Stars book discussion at your Library? Find helpful tips to enhance your reading and book club experience with our Light from Other Stars Reader’s Guide.
Long Island Reads will honor Erika Swyler in person at an award ceremony on April 19, 2020 at Plainview-Old Bethpage Library.
The 2020 Pick Is In!
Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler
As Nedda Papas faces mystery and danger both in the orange groves of her Florida childhood and the vastness of space as an adult, Light from Other Stars keenly illuminates the magical limits of science while exploring, in detail, the bonds of family, friendship, and love of home.
Why The Light from Other Stars?
~ Erika Swyler was born and raised on Long Island, graduating from Miller Place High School. Both of her critically-acclaimed novels draw heavily from her experience of living in Long Islands small towns.
~ Light from Other Stars is a fresh, poignant, genre-bending novel about the electric combination of ambition and wonder that keeps us reaching towards the heavens.
~ Light from Other Stars offers a variety of topics and themes which lend themselves to programming and book discussions, ranging from Fathers and Daughters, STEM Careers for Women, the 1980s, Climate Change, Grief, Loss, and Exploring the Universe.
~ Light from Other Stars will appeal to readers of all ages, in particular to fans of well-written coming-of-age stories and stories which reconcile love and loss. Readers who have never read science fiction will be enthralled by the mystery of space travel.
~ Erika’s debut, The Book of Speculation, was a New York Times Bestseller and named one of BuzzFeed’s 24 Best Fiction Books of 2015.
~ Light from Other Stars is available in hardcover, MP3 CD, downloadable audio, and ebook formats.
~ Learn more about Light From Other Stars and reserve your copy now:
~ Long Island Reads will honor Erika Swyler in person at an award ceremony on April 19, 2020.
Our 2019 Selection Award Event with Meg Wolitzer
Thank you to Plainview-Old Bethpage Library for the generous use of their facilities and to everyone who attended this year’s Long Island Reads event with Meg Wolitzer.
If you weren’t able to attend, watch the live stream event here.
2019 Author Event
The author will speak at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library.
Seating is first come, first served. The event is free and open to all.
FREE TICKETS are still available in the overflow room where the event will be live streamed. Attendees seated in the overflow section will still have the opportunity to have their book(s) signed.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Unable to make it, but still want to hear Meg Wolitzer speak? Be sure to like and follow our FACEBOOK page where we’ll be live streaming the event!
Reader’s and Book Discussion Guide
Are you running a Female Persuasion book discussion at your Library? Find helpful tips to enhance your reading and book club experience with our Female Persuasion Reader’s Guide. Download bookmarks and a poster to round out your experience.
Don’t forget to tell your book club members about our Facebook live stream of this year’s Long Island Read’s event: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandReads/.
Programming Guide
Libraries around Long Island are celebrating this year’s selection with various events. Download our Programming Guide to get ideas for your library!
Don’t forget to like and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandReads/ to watch the live stream of Meg Wolitzer’s discussion being given at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Library on Sunday, April 7 at 2 pm.
The 2019 Pick Is In!
The Female Persuasion
by Meg Wolitzer
A shy college freshman, Greer Kadetsky, finds her perspectives transformed by a mentor activist who is at the center of the women’s movement. This challenges Greer to discover herself in ways that take her far from the traditional life she ~envisioned at the side of her boyfriend.
Why The Female Persuasion?
~ Meg Wolitzer grew up in Syosset and is a member of the MFA faculty at Stony Brook University. She has written 12 works of literary fiction.
~ The Female Persuasion is a New York Times bestselling book and Meg Wolitzer is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Interestings, The Uncoupling, The Ten-Year Nap, The Position, The Wife, and Sleepwalking.
~ This work of literary fiction is both timely and important and will engage readers as well as spark discussion.
~ This book will appeal to adult and young adult readers.
~ The Female Persuasion is available in hardcover, audio book, large print, and downloadable formats.
~ Long Island Reads will honor Meg Wolitzer in person at an award ceremony on April 7, 2019.
2018 Author Event
The author will speak at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Seating is first come, first served. The event is free and open to all.
Tickets are available at https://LIReads2018.eventbrite.com.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Unable to make it, but still want to hear Mike Massimino speak? Be sure to like and follow our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandReads/ where we’ll be live streaming the event!
Reader’s Guide
Are you running a Spaceman book discussion at your Library? Find helpful tips to enhance your reading and book club experience with our Spaceman Readers Guide.
Don’t forget to tell your book club members about our Facebook live stream of this year’s Long Island Read’s event: https://www.facebook.com/LongIslandReads/.
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