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For 55 years Judy Blume's work has done something revolutionary, rewire the world’s expectation of what literature for young people can be. It can be frank, it can be candid, earthy, and unafraid to show the messier sides of humanity. However, there is very little known about the real woman behind the persona of Judy Blume and the unlikely journey of her literary ascension. Mark will be at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley MA, on 3/24 at 7 pm.

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center will hold a book launch event with author Shannon McKenna Schmidt for her new book ‘You Can’t Catch Us: Lady Bird Johnson’s Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode with Her.’This event is presented by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center and hosted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Museum & Library in Hyde Park on Saturday at 1:30 PM ET.

Academy Award winning actress Melissa Leo joins us to discuss her upcoming Woodstock Film Festival event on February 7th at the Orpheum Theatre at 4 pm - a special in-person Q&A following a screening of “The Knife” - a tense, timely drama about truth, power, and a family pushed to the brink.

The New York State Writer’s Institute’s spring season gets underway tomorrow and will stage events through early May, featuring major contemporary fiction writers and authors of No. 1 national best-selling novels, memoirists and historians, eminent journalists, fantasy writers, poets, podcasters, presidential candidates, and much more.

Dennis Mahoney is the author of the new novel, "Our Winter Monster," set in a ski village in Upstate New York. Seeking a fun getaway, a couple in a troubled relationship loses their way driving in a snowstorm. A Troy-based horror writer, Mahoney will be speaking at an upcoming NYSWI event later this month.

The New York State Writers Institute’s Telling the Truth: 5th Edition Event this Friday will feature two panel discussions with major thinkers and journalists representing a variety of viewpoints about the present and future of our nation.

The Spencertown Academy Arts Center’s 15th annual Festival of Books turns Virtual this year. Labor Day weekend and beyond, there will be online…

It may be hard to believe, but this year - 2018 - marks the 9th annual Woodstock Bookfest. And they will be busily igniting the conversation by bringing…

Housed in a beautifully restored 1840s Greek-Revival schoolhouse at 790 State Route 203 in Spencertown, New York, Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a…

Dragons Alive celebrates life and wellness through the ancient sport of dragonboating. The Dragons Alive team is made up of multiple crews, including…