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Avon Public Library Will Host A Local Author Panel On July 16

The discussion with biography/memoir writers will take place over Zoom.

(Avon Public Library)

Thursday, July 16 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for a panel discussion with local biography/memoir writers. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the event.

Our authors are:

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Morton Goldberg MD DMD, Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, Melissa Crandall, David Garnes, Jean Baur

The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome: Fixing Broken Faces
Morton Goldberg MD DMD
The book, a collection of patient-based tales, vignettes and essays, is a memoir of a half century long surgical career from Harvard to Hartford Hospital.

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Girls of a Tender Age: A Memoir
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
“In this family saga of ethnic New England (a seldom-visited subject,but one dear to my heart), Ms. Tirone Smith has put all her energy as a writer of crime fiction to solve a mystery from her own past.”–Paul Theroux

Initially clueless man cares for large herd of elephants for 30 years.

Back to Manhattan: A Life in New York
David Garnes
Back to Manhattan is a collection of essays describing the author’s life in New York in the 1960s-1970s.

Joy Unleashed: The Story of Bella, the Unlikely Therapy Dog
Jean Baur
Crazy dog rescued from Puerto Rico becomes a therapy dog and gives back to her community–and helps her human recover from job loss.