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  • How to snag tickets for West Hartford's biggest literary night

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📰 News we're reading

• Author of Bestselling Novel 'Yesteryear' to Headline West Hartford's Biggest Literary Event of the Year - We-Ha (we-ha.com) — West Hartford readers can soon reserve free tickets to hear bestselling novelist Caro Claire Burke speak and sign books at Sedgwick Middle School on Nov. 5. The West Hartford Public Library's annual West Hartford Reads! program will also host book discussions and a related cultural lecture, with in-person tickets, waitlist options, and a livestream all available through the library's website.
   

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