JFK's Nephew, Patrick Kennedy, Among April Bryn Mawr Book Events

LOWER MERION, PA -- Main Point Books is hosting and sponsoring a series of author events throughout the month of April.

Lyndsay Faye: Jane Steele

Monday, April 4th, 7pm

Main Point Books, 1041 West Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA

Edgar Award nominee Lyndsay Faye's homage to Jane Eyre is a brilliant and rollicking recasting of the classic tale of an orphan girl in 19th century England. Imagine a version of Charlotte Bronte's novel that fuses the passionate yet meek Jane with all of the repressed sexuality and justifiable anger of Bertha Mason, leaven with a dash of humor and a splash of the anti-imperialism of Wilkie Collins and you could easily end up with this book. Reader, I loved it.

AN EVENING WITH PATRICK J. KENNEDY: “The Fight to Conquer Addiction/Mental Illness: A Revolution in Science, Treatment & Law”
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 @ 7pm

Rodelph Shalom Temple
Patrick Kennedy will speak about his mission to further the dream of his late uncle, President John F. Kennedy, to unlock the mysteries of mental illness and to eradicate the surrounding stigma and silence. He will share from his own compelling and courageous story in A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey. Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction. Co-author Stephen Fried will moderate Q/A. Patrick and Steven will sign books following the event.

A O Scott: Better Living Through Criticism

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Wednesday, April 17th, 7pm

Film critic A.O. Scott returns to BMFI to discuss his new book, Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth. As the film critic for the New York Times since 2000, Mr. Scott has become one of the most read and respected voices in the industry through his passionate, articulate, witty, and sometimes blunt, movie reviews. The evening will include an in-depth conversation with questions from the audience and a book-signing in the lobby. John Timpane, Books and Fine Arts Editor and Writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, will facilitate the conversation.

Nancy Rhea: Unraveled

Sunday, April 17, 4pm

Main Point Books, 1041 West Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA

www.mainpointbooks.com

Unraveled is a family mystery story wrapped around a coming of age tale laid in a mini-Downtown Abbey setting on the Philadelphia Main Line in the 1950s. Rhea grew up on the Main Line, returning to the area in the 1990s to sell real estate. Now retired, she lives locally.

Ariel S. Winter: Barren Cove

Wednesday, April 27th, 7pm

Main Point Books, 1041 West Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA

www.mainpointbooks.com

"Los Angeles Times " Book Prize nominee Ariel S. Winter explores the secret legacy of an enigmatic family in this thrillingly atmospheric novel with a compelling and unexpected twist. Sapien is a relic of a bygone age, searching for meaning in a world where his outdated allegiances to a time long past have left him isolated and hopeless. Seeking peace and quiet, he retires to a beach house at Barren Cove, a stately Victorian manor even more antiquated than he. He becomes increasingly fascinated with the family whose lives are entwined with the home angry and rebellious Clark; flamboyant Kent; fragile, beautiful Mary; and most of all, Beachstone, the mysterious man whose history may hold all the answers Sapien has been searching for.

Peter Wilcox: Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of our Planet

Thursday, April 28th, 7pm

Main Point Books, 1041 West Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA

www.mainpointbooks.com

Peter Wilcox has been a Captain for Greenpeace for over 30 years. He is recognized on every ocean and continent for devoting his entire life to saving the planet. He has led the most compelling and dangerous Greenpeace actions to bring international attention to the destruction of our environment. From the globally televised imprisonment of his crew, the "Arctic 30," by Russian Commandos to international conspiracies involving diamond smuggling, gun-trading and Al-Qaeda, Willcox has braved the unimaginable and triumphed. This is his story--which begins when he was a young man sailing with Pete Seeger and continues right up to his becoming the iconic environmentalist he is today. Come hear this compelling author speak about his daring adventures and courageous determination that will inspire readers everywhere.

Catherine Steiner-Adair: The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age

Wednesday, April 27th Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church: 7:30-9:00pm

Thursday, April 28th: Woodlynde School: register http://www.woodlynde.org/page; 7pm

Choose your location to learn about the psychological fallout of our fast-paced adaptation to technology and how to raise children in the digital age. Catherine Steiner-Adair, is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist, school consultant, and author. She maintains a private practice in Massachusetts, is a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Saturday, April 30: All Day

Independent Bookstore Day
The party is at Main Point Books! We will have prizes, giveaways and food all day long. Check out our very limited one-of-a-kind merchandise including a Neil Gaiman coloring book. At 11am we will have a Duck & Goose Dance Party; at 2 pm, prolific local author, Beth Kephart, will sign her new book, "This is the Story of You," her new to paperback, "One Thing Stolen" and her ode to Philadelphia, "Love: A Philadelphia Affair."