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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: The Poisoned King (The Impossible Creatures series) by Katherine Rundell
DESCRIPTION:Register for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \nKatherine Rundell’s award-winning Impossible Creatures soared to instant stardom\, quickly earning the spot as one of the most popular children’s fantasy books in the 2020s. Now you can tune-in online to hear directly from the author (and ask your own questions about Christopher and Anya’s adventures) as we dive into the sequel\, The Poisoned King! \nKatherine Rundell’s second thrilling installment in the Impossible Creatures series involves castles\, dragons\, and revenge—the things of which great stories are made. The splendors within are brought to life with fifty illustrations\, including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures. \nRegister now to go behind-the-scenes of the making of the Impossible Creatures books–just in time for The Neverfear’s (Book #3)’s release on September 1\, 2026! \nAbout the Author: Katherine Rundell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures and The Poisoned King. Her other books for children include Rooftoppers\, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms\, The Wolf Wilder\, The Explorer\, and The Good Thieves. For adult readers\, Rundell has written Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures and Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne\, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. She has received the British Book Award for Book of the Year and Author of the Year. She grew up in Zimbabwe\, Brussels\, and London\, and is currently a Fellow of St. Catherine’s College\, Oxford.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/rundell726/
CATEGORIES:Teen Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Dr. Marisa Franco: The Power of Connection
DESCRIPTION:Register for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \nJoin us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco\, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book\, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends\, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize! \nMaking new friends\, and deepening longstanding relationships\, is possible at any age—in fact\, it’s essential. The good news: there are specific\, research-based ways to improve the number and quality of your connections using the insights of attachment theory and the latest scientific research on friendship. Platonic provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong\, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest\, most fulfilled selves in the process. \nRegister today to learn more about how to harness the science of human connection to create cultures of belonging.  \nAbout the Author: An enlightening psychologist\, New York Times bestselling author\, and TED speaker\, Dr. Marisa G. Franco is known for digesting and communicating science in ways that resonate deeply enough with people to change their lives. \nDr. Franco works as a professor at The University of Maryland and authored Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make – and Keep – Friends. She writes about friendship for Psychology Today and has been a featured connection expert for major publications like The New York Times\, The Telegraph\, and Vice. \nDr. Franco speaks on belonging at corporations\, government agencies\, non-profits\, and universities across the country\, including Harper Collins Publishers\, Cisco\, American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and The Department of State.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/franco726/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Reyna Grande: Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream & Healing through Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Register for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \nIn her ambitious new memoir\, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget\, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. \nWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure?\n \nWith her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty\, Grande interrogates how living between two nations\, two languages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala\, Mexico\, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance\, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. \nRegister today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or “anyone who believes in the enduring\, transformative power of finding one’s voice.” \nAbout the Author: Reyna Grande is an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\, and writing teacher. As a young girl\, she crossed the US–Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in The Distance Between Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory\, Across a Hundred Mountains\, and Dancing with Butterflies\, the memoirs Migrant Heart\, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition\, and A Dream Called Home\, and the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\, Survival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/grande726/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Small Towns & Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter
DESCRIPTION:Register for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \nJoin us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series\, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here\, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia\, and her upcoming sequel\, The Secrets We Hide. \nAbout the Author: Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels\, including the Edgar nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls and False Witness. An international bestseller\, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her\, based on her novel\, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her bestselling thriller series\, Will Trent\, is now a television and streaming sensation in its 4th season. The Good Daughter has been adapted into a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy\, and further projects are currently in development for film/TV. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia\, she lives in Atlanta.
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CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Mark Wolynn: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are
DESCRIPTION:Register for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \nHow do the experiences of our ancestors influence our thoughts and behaviors today? In his award-winning book\, It Didn’t Start with You\, author Mark Wolynn shares compelling evidence that the roots of our anxiety\, phobias\, and chronic pain may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical imbalances in our brains—but in the lives of our parents\, grandparents\, and even great-grandparents. And now\, The Official It Didn’t Start with You Workbook is available with practical exercises to take your understanding even further. \nAs a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma\, Mark Wolynn has worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for over twenty years. It Didn’t Start with You is a transformative approach to resolving longstanding difficulties that in many cases\, traditional therapy\, drugs\, or other interventions have not had the capacity to touch. \nRegister today to join our virtual conversation and learn more about how inherited family trauma impacts your health–and how to break the cycle.  \nAbout the Author: Mark Wolynn (accent on “l‎‎ynn”) is a leading expert in the field of inherited family trauma. He’s the director of The Family Constellation Institute in the US and is renowned for his work that bridges epigenetics\, neuroscience\, and somatic healing\, and shows how the traumas of our parents\, grandparents\, and even great grandparents\, can live in our bodies as unexplained depression\, anxiety\, obsessive thoughts\, and chronic health conditions. His book It Didn’t Start with You is an international bestseller\, which has sold more than three million copies worldwide. It won the Silver Nautilus Book Award for Psychology and has been translated into 40 languages. Mark has just released the 2025 revised edition of It Didn’t Start with You and The Official It Didn’t Start with You Workbook.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/wolynn726/
CATEGORIES:Adult Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk Series: Dangerous Magic\, Enchanting Romance\, and Painting the Future with Elizabeth Lim
DESCRIPTION:ZOOM\n\n\nRegister for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \n\nInspired by the classic\, romantic tale of Beauty and the Beast\, bestselling author Elizabeth Lim features a cursed dragon lord and a plot to bring down the gods in her latest spellbinding work\, A Forgery of Fate. \nTruyan Saigas didn’t choose to become a con artist\, but after her father is lost at sea\, it’s up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger\, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future\, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again\, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts. \nLeft with few options\, Tru agrees to a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord. He offers a fresh start for her mother and sisters and elusive answers about her father’s disappearance\, but in exchange\, she must join him in his desolate undersea palace. And she must assist him in a plot to infiltrate the tyrannical Dragon King’s inner circle\, painting a future so treasonous\, it could upend both the mortal and immortal realms…  \nRegister today to hear more about the mesmerizing\, fantastical world of A Forgery of Fate.  \nAbout the Author: \nElizabeth Lim grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she was raised on a hearty diet of fairy tales\, myths\, and songs. Before becoming an author\, Elizabeth was a professional film and video game composer\, and she still tends to come up with her best book ideas when writing near a piano. An alumna of Harvard College and the Juilliard School\, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters. \nElizabeth’s internationally bestselling novels include Spin the Dawn\, Unravel the Dusk\, and Six Crimson Cranes. She is also a contributor to Disney’s ”A Twisted Tale” series.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/virtual-author-talk-series-dangerous-magic-enchanting-romance-and-painting-the-future-with-elizabeth-lim/
CATEGORIES:All Ages
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk Series: Reshape Your Beliefs and Unlock Your True Potential with Nir Eyal
DESCRIPTION:ZOOM\n\n\nRegister for this author talk: libraryc.org/morseinstitute \nWhat if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? This is the question posed by bestselling author Nir Eyal in his new work\, Beyond Belief. \nMost of your limits aren’t physical. They’re psychological. In Beyond Belief\, Nir Eyal reveals how the hidden assumptions you carry shape what you see\, how you feel\, and what you do—and how to replace them with beliefs that unlock your true potential. \nGrounded in neuroscience\, psychology\, and unforgettable case studies\, Eyal introduces the Three Powers of Belief: Attention\, Anticipation\, and Agency. Mastering these powers transforms how you see challenges\, feel about the future\, and act when it matters most. \nRegister now to learn more about how we can unlock our true potential.  \n  \nAbout the Author: Nir Eyal writes\, consults\, and teaches about the intersection of psychology\, technology\, and human potential. He previously taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the international bestsellers Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life\, which have sold over 1 million copies in more than 30 languages. As an active angel investor\, Nir has backed multi-billion-dollar companies that implement his methodologies\, including Canva\, Kahoot!\, and others. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com\, his writing has been featured in The New York Times and Harvard Business Review\, and he is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/virtual-author-talk-series-reshape-your-beliefs-and-unlock-your-true-potential-with-nir-eyal/
CATEGORIES:All Ages
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Visit with Sy Montgomery
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual conversation with the fascinating bestselling author\, Sy Montgomery!  \nWhile researching articles\, films\, and her 21 books for adults and children\, nationally bestselling author Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Rwanda\, hunted by a tiger in India\, and swum with piranhas\, electric eels\, and pink dolphins in the Amazon. Her work has taken her from the cloud forest of Papua New Guinea (for a book on tree kangaroos) to the Altai Mountains of the Gobi (for another on snow leopards). For The Soul of an Octopus (a National Book Award finalist)\, she befriended octopuses at the New England aquarium and scuba dived and snorkeled with wild octopuses in Mexico and French Polynesia; next she drew on her scuba skills to cage dive with great white sharks. Ms. Montgomery lives in New Hampshire with her husband\, the writer Howard Mansfield\, their border collie Thurber\, and their flock of free-range laying hens. \nThis event will be held via Zoom webinar.  Please register to receive the link.  \nThis event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Morse Institute Library.  \n 
URL:https://baconfreelibrary.org/event/symontgomery/
LOCATION:Morse Institute Library\, 14 E Central St.\, Natick\, MA\, United States
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