Derby Library to host book talk, author visit

DERBY - The Derby Public Library scheduled its next Lunchtime Book Discussion for
12:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

The selected title is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. 

This novel by the author of The Secret Life of Bees is set in pre-Civil War South Carolina.
It follows Sarah, the daughter of the wealthy Grimke family and slave Hetty "Handful" Grimke, her handmaid.

The story, which follows 35 years of their lives, was inspired by real-life historical figure Sarah Grimke – feminist, suffragist,and abolitionist. 
It goes beyond the recorded history and explores the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined.

Multiple copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

Participants are asked to bring a sandwich and a friend as they “chat and chew."
Dessert and beverages will be provided. 

Registration is requested. 

Author to discuss sweet treats

The Library has scheduled a visit from author and bakery owner, Maria Bruscino Sanchez, at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27. 

She will discuss her newest cookbook, Small, Sweet and Italian: Tiny Tasty Treats from Maria’s Bakery and share her journey from baking as a young girl with her family, to opening her own bakery in Waterbury, to writing several cookbooks.

Books will be available to purchase.
Registration is requested.

For more information about either program stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.

This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.