JOIN ME FOR UPCOMING  EVENTS

 

Please join me for these upcoming events.

August 24, 2024
12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
East Longmeadow Brew Fest
Brew Practioners Brewery and  Tap Room
45 Baldwin Street
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

September 28, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 p.m
Memoir Workshop
St. Joseph’s Hall
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church
320 Hanover St
Boston, MA 02113

Program sponsored by the National Organization of Italian American Women

Unfortunately, I have cancelled my
participation in this year’s Artisan Craft Fair.
I hope to return in 2025.

October 19, 2024
9:00  a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Artisan Craft Fair

Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing
807 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA

 

 

Previous Events

 

March 29, April 12,
April 26, 2023

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Writers’ Workshops
Discover both a spark and a structure for embarking on or
continuing your writing journey.

Richard Salter Storrs Library
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

April 4, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Greater Lawrence Italian Women’s Club

Salvatore’s Restaurant
354 Merrimack St
Lawrence, MA 01843

March 2, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Artsy Fartsy Artists and Authors Fair
Pleasant View Senior Center
328 North Main Street
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

September 14, 2022
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
National Organization of
Italian-American Women –
Rhode Island Region
Heritage Harbor
Foundation Headquarters
Ste. 101
1445 Wampanoag Trail
East Providence, Rhode Island
$10 – Members
$15 – Nonmembers

September 22, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Love, Food, Sex, Family,
and Ancient Civilizations

A celebration of Italian culture, heritage, and history

National Organization of Italian American Women and I AM Books
124 Salem Street
Boston, Massachusetts

October 1, 2022
Readings at 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Pumpkins and Pets Festival
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
335 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

October 8, 2022
Longmeadow Arts Community Booth
Long Meddowe Days
Longmeadow Green
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

October 10, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Book Club Discussion of
A Place of Refuge
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
335 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

October 12, 2022
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Norwalk Public Library
1 Belden Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut

October 17, 2022
Book Club Discussion of
Love That Moves the Sun
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

 

October 22, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Artisan Craft Fair
Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing
807 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, Massachusetts

June 27, 2022
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Richard Salter Storrs Library
693 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

June 29, 2022
6:30 -7:30 p.m.
Enfield Public Library
104 Middle Road
Enfield, Connecticut
For more information, click here.

July 20, 2022
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Longmeadow Adult Center
211 Maple Road
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

August 17, 2022
11:00 a.m.
Glassbury Court
Cortlandt Manor, New York

August 24, 2022
11:00 a.m.
Pleasant View Senior Center
328 N Main Street
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Love That Moves the Sun

 

November 3, 2021

7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

 

Love That Moves the Sun

Zoom Presentation with the
Friends of the Hatch Library

Please join me as I describe my journey –
  from discovering Vittoria Colonna
to transforming her passion and intensity into fiction.

For more information and the link to the presentation, click here.

Image of Three Books-The Boat House Cafe, The Uneven Road, and Island Legacy

 

January 25

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

 

The First Light Series

Zoom Presentation with the
Wilbraham Public Library

Please join me as I describe the origin story for my First Light series and how it developed from an
idea for one book that evolved into several.

I’ll also be offering a sneak peek at the next book in the series, A Place of Refuge!

Image of Book-A Place of Refuge

To register for the Zoom link, please click here.

October 24, 2020

 10:30 a.m.

Online: Meet the Authors
Contemporary Fiction Panel

Linda Cardillo
William Kent Kreuger
Ann Napolitano
Riley Sager

I’ll be presenting first on the panel,
discussing my latest release,
Across the Table 

Signed copies of the book will be available
for sale through The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville.

An Annual Event
Sponsored by the Harrison Public Library
Harrison, New York

Register here.

January 6, 2021

6:30 p.m.

Across the Table

Zoom Presentation with the Enfield Public Library

I’ll be discussing the inspiration for my novel of three generations of Italian-American women and their restaurant in Boston’s North End.

To receive a Zoom invitation, please contact Lisa Sprague 
Lsprague@enfield.org 

Now available for listening on Soundcloud

Listen here.

Previously recorded on April 24, 2020

Via Zoom

“Telling HerStory—Italian-American Women Writers
on How Heritage Connects Them to the Present”

Moderated by
Helene Stapinski

with

Linda Cardillo
Juliet Grames
Maryanne Leone

Sponsored by
National Organization of Italian-American Women
Connecticut Region

Thank you for a lively discussion!

June 10, 2020

7:00 p.m.

Book Club Discussion

LOVE THAT MOVES THE SUN

Longmeadow, MA

 

 

Now Available On-Demand

Previously recorded
Live Stream Presentation

LOVE THAT MOVES THE SUN:
The Challenging and Passionate Life of Vittoria Colonna

Sponsored by
Westchester Italian Cultural Center
One Generoso Pope Place
Tuckahoe, New York 10707

REGISTER to Access the Video

Thank you to everyone
who Zoomed in!

June 12, 2020

4:00 – 5:15 pm
Live Stream Presentation

A WRITER’S JOURNEY
From Italian-American Roots to
Award-Winning Novels

Sponsored by
Harrison Public Library
2 Bruce Avenue
Harrison, New York 10528

Registration Required for
Zoom Link