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SUMMARY:Virtual - Author and Historian Helen Fry Discusses "The White Lady"
DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**   \nWe learned so much from Helen the last time she spoke with us\, we had to have her back! This time\, she’ll be discussing her book\, The White Lady: The Story of Two Key British Secret Service Networks Behind German Lines – A major new history of the two most important British secret service networks in the First and Second World Wars. This is a compelling account of the agents who risked their lives and found ingenious ways to smuggle intelligence out of occupied Belgium.  \nThis program is at 2pm ET (Boston Time). We will NOT be recording this session.  \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. \nBuy signed (by bookplate) books by Helen from Aesop’s Fable. Just note in the comments that you’d like the books signed at checkout! \nBuy Signed Books by Helen \n\nAbout The White Lady: \nIntelligence gathering was essential to both sides in the First and Second World Wars. At the heart of MI6’s efforts were two key networks in Belgium. Agents in The White Lady acted as couriers\, radio operators and spies to facilitate the end of German control. And\, when war broke out again two decades later\, the leaders of the network regrouped and established a successor: The Clarence Service. \nHelen Fry charts the history of these pivotal intelligence networks. Drawing on recently declassified information\, Fry examines who the agents were\, how they were recruited\, and how the intelligence they gathered directly impacted the outcome of both wars. Operators in the field sent over eight hundred radio messages to London and delivered more than a thousand reports\, including groundbreaking information on Hitler’s secret weapon the V-1.  \n\nAbout Helen: \nDiscover the versatile expertise of Dr. Helen Fry\, a distinguished WWII historian\, and author with a profound focus on the contributions of 10\,000 Germans and Austrians who fought for Britain during WWII. Her specialisation extends to the intriguing realm of the ‘Secret Listeners’ and the intricate world of 20th-century spies and espionage. Helen’s influence goes beyond the pages of her books. She is a sought-after consultant for leading TV and documentary productions\, offering historical insight for WWII scenes filmed by major channels like the BBC\, ITV\, and Channel 4. Her commitment to historical education encompasses curriculum development for schools and educational programs related to WWI\, WWII\, and the Cold War. An ardent supporter of the National Centre for Military Intelligence (NCMI)\, she also serves as a trustee for the Medmenham Collection and holds honorary membership in The Association of Jewish Refugees. Her latest book\, ‘Women in Intelligence\,’ illuminating the crucial roles of women in both WWI and WWII\, was released in America in October 2023. \n  \nPlease register for this event and you’ll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails – make sure to check your spam folder for them\, the email will be coming from Zoom. \nThis program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and we’re thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/virtual-author-and-historian-helen-fry-discusses-the-white-lady/
LOCATION:VIRTUAL\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
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SUMMARY:Virtual - Author Leslye Penelope Discusses "The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass"
DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  \nBack by popular demand\, we are thrilled to welcome author Leslye Penelope to our virtual stage! We hosted Leslye years ago and we had such a great conversation so we expect we’ll have another great time. This time\, Leslye will be discussing her new book\, The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass which she tells us is not strictly a romance but with a strong romantic subplot – you know what? We’ll take it!  \n  \nSave your sister\, doom the world. For five years\, Zahara Douglass has been haunted by her sister’s impossible disappearance. Now\, in December 1999\, with the world on the brink of chaos\, Zahara sets out to find her sister no matter the cost in this twisty and compelling modern fantasy. Sounds awesome\, right? We hope you can join us for this fun discussion! \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. \nRECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.  \n\nAbout the Book: \nIn April 1995\, Zahara watched her twin sister\, Annica\, get hustled into a stranger’s car and disappear—only to return to a world where no one remembers Annica ever existed. Not her mother. Not the police. No one. \nFive years later\, as the world braces for the looming Y2K crisis\, Zahara finds evidence proving her sister is real. Determined to uncover the truth\, she hires a private investigator and begins digging into her family’s shadowed past. When the investigation leads to two charismatic men who once served with her father in Vietnam\, Zahara realizes she and her sister may be pawns in a dangerous power struggle with unthinkable consequences. \n​To find Annica\, Zahara must face the truth about her family\, her memories\, and the power lurking within her. But the twins’ reunion comes at a price—one that could unravel reality and bring about the end of the world.  \n\nAbout Leslye: \nLeslye Penelope\, who also writes as L. Penelope\, has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in her head. She is an award-winning author of fantasy and paranormal romance. Her debut novel Song of Blood & Stone was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. The novel also won the inaugural award for Best Self-Published Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Her novel The Monsters We Defy won the 2023 Audie Award for Best Fantasy Audiobook. \nShe was born in the Bronx\, not long after the birth of hip hop\, but left before she could acquire an accent. Equally left and right-brained\, she studied film production at Howard University and minored in computer science. This led to a master’s degree in multimedia and a career in website development. She’s also an award-winning independent filmmaker\, co-founded a literary magazine\, and sometimes dreams in HTML. \nLeslye is an alumna of VONA/Voices and Hurston/Wright Writers Workshop. She has spoken and taught at conferences and festivals around the country including the Baltimore Book Festival\, Romance Writers of America\, Writers Digest Annual & Novel Writing Conferences\, and the Historical Novel Society.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/lpenelope1026/
LOCATION:VIRTUAL\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
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SUMMARY:Virtual - Even More Haunted Lighthouses of New England with Author Jeremy D'Entremont
DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  \nWe always have such a blast with Jeremy on this talks about haunted lighthouses\, that we just had to have him back! He’s working on a 4.0 program just for us! Even more stories\, even more ghosts\, even more sightings – just more!  \nLighthouses and ghost stories often seem to go hand in hand. In the past\, Jeremy has discussed the lovelorn spirit known as Ernie at Connecticut’s New London Ledge Light and the piano playing ghost of Maine’s Seguin Light\, among others as well as about the mysterious Woman in White in the Isles of Shoals and the spirit of a drowned lighthouse keeper at Penfield Reef in Connecticut. This time\, who knows what fascinating and haunting tales Jeremy will come up with. \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. \nRECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program \nJeremy D’Entremont is the president and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation\, historian for the U.S. Lighthouse Society\, and the author of more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He’s the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s podcast\, Light Hearted. He has appeared on the popular Ghost Hunters TV show\, as well as Haunted Lighthouses of America on the Travel Channel. He has also appeared on the History Channel\, Public Television\, and National Public Radio speaking about lighthouses. \nYou can find all of Jeremy’s past talks with us on our YouTube Channel. \nPlease register for this event and you’ll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails – make sure to check your spam folder for them\, the email will be coming from Zoom. \nThis program is brought to you in collaboration with the Chelmsford\, Groton\, and Tewksbury Libraries. We’re also thrilled to be partnering with a multitude of additional MA & NH Libraries to bring this program to our communities. \nThis program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/jdentremont1026/
LOCATION:VIRTUAL\, 58 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
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