UPCOMING EVENTS

	A Young Adult Event at the Library! Barry Lyga, author of Hero-Type Monday, September 15, 6 pm At the Ridgefield Library Call Geri Diorio at the Ridgefield Library for detail (203) 438-2282 x 1004
	Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Rise & Shine breakfast meeting Thursday, Sept. 18, 7:30 – 9 am Location: Ridgefield Community Center (Lounsbury House) JACK MITCHELL HUG YOUR CUSTOMERS Jack Mitchell is Chairman and CEO of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, a three-generation family business that operates men's and women's specialty stores in Connecticut and New York that are nationally renowned for their brilliant service touches and strong relationships. Jack himself has been recognized as one of the top ten retail visionaries of his time by the Daily News Record, one of the most widely read retail trade publications in the country. Call the Chamber for reservations: (203) 438-5992
	60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: NYC Authors: Christopher & Catherine Brooks Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm Location: Books on the Common Unbounded by state lines, the trails awaiting hikers in this updated edition of 60 HIKES WITHIN 60 MILES: NEW YORK CITY include a deep exploration of Trout Brook Valley in Weston, a scenic section of the Appalachian Trail that runs by Fitzgerald Falls in New York, and many wonderful hikes throughout the Hudson Valley. From secluded woods and sun-struck seashores, to lowland swamps and rock-strewn mountain tops, there are many opportunities to escape 'civilization' in our area. The authors will present a slide show of the trails they document and discuss the preparation of the books. Christopher & Catherine Brooks are residents of New Canaan. Mr. Brooks is a writer and editor, and Ms. Brooks is a professional photographer. They have hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Inca Trail, and extensively explored the US, Mexico & South America, Eureka Asia & North America.
	ROBERT VAUGHN A Fortunate Life Friday, October 17, 7:30 pm Location: Books on the Common Books on the Common is pleased to welcome Robert Vaughn to launch his autobiography, A Fortunate Life. Mr. Vaughn is easily one of the most recognized names and faces over the past half-century in acting – in film, TV and the stage. The list of Hollywood folks he has known and worked with spans the "Who’s Who" of golden age of the film industry, right through to the top names of today. Best known by baby boomers as the Napoleon Solo in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (the coolest TV show of the 60’s), Mr. Vaughn has indeed had A Fortunate Life – one he discusses with humor, candor and grace in his new book.
	ARCHER MAYOR The Catch, A Joe Gunther Novel Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 pm Location: Books on the Common Archer Mayor is the award winning author of the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the Chicago Tribune describes as "the best police procedurals being written in America." Mr. Mayor, who also serves a death investigator for Vermont's Chief Medical Examiner, integrates actual police methodology with intricately detailed plot lines. Set in Vermont and Maine, his latest Joe Gunther novel follows the detective on the trail of multiple murders and drug smuggling, from bucolic mountain towns to the lobstering villages of Maine. Come and meet the author The New York Times calls "the boss man on procedures."
	CAROL DE GIERE Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspeed to Wicked Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m. Location: Ridgefield Library Defying Gravity takes readers into the creative world of Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz, from writing Godspell's score at age 23 through the making of the megahit Wicked. For this first authorized biography, de Giere draws from 80 hours of interviews with Schwartz and over 100 interviews with his colleagues, friends, and family. Her sympathetic yet frank narrative reveals never-before-told stories and explores both Schwartz's phenomenal hits and expensive flops.

PAST EVENTS

2008 Events
2007 Events
2006 Events

	Linda Merlino Belly of the Whale May 22, 2008, Author luncheon at Bernard’s
	Paula Poundstone There’s Nothing in this Book I Meant to Say (Random House) July 19, 2008 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
	Nalini Jones What You Call Winter (Knopf) May 18, 2008, AAUW Author Brunch at Bernard’s Inn at Ridgefield

	Lorenzo Ottaviani Travel Italia (Abrams) December 13, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Nalini Jones What You Call Winter (Knopf) December 6, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Roz Chast The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z! (Flying Dolphin Press) November 17, 2007 at Books on the Common
	Laurie Krebs We’re Sailing Down the Nile (Barefoot Books) November 13, 2007 at Books on the Common
	Nathaniel Philbrick Mayflower (Penguin) November 1, 2007 at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
	Don Dunbar What You Don't Know Can Keep You Out of College (Penguin) October 11, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Chris Bohjalian The Double Bind (Shaye Areheart) September 27, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Paula Poundstone There’s Nothing in this Book that I Meant to Say (Random House) September 8, 2007 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
	Howard Frank Mosher On Kingdom Mountain (Houghton Mifflin) September 6, 2007 at the Books on the Common
	Mary-Lou Weisman Traveling While Married (Algonquin) July 30, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Diana Loevy The Book Club Companion (Penguin) July 26, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic) July 20, 2007 at Books on the Common
	Masha Hamilton The Camel Bookmobile (HarperCollins) June 28, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Frank DeFord The Entitled (Sourcebooks) June 14, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Roz Chast Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected and Health-Inspected Cartoons by Roz Chast, 1978-2006 (Bloomsbury USA) April 26, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Bob Spitz The Beatles (Little, Brown & Company) April 12, 2007 at the Ridgefield Library
	Elizabeth Hickey The Wayward Muse (Simon & Schuster) Bernard’s Author Luncheon Series April 11, 2007 at Bernard Inn at Ridgefield
	Marilyn Johnson The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries (Harper Collins) March 9, 2007 at Books on the Common
	Peter Spiegelman Red Cat: A John March Mystery (Knopf) March 1, 2007 at Books on the Common
	Barbara J. Euser Venturing in Southern Greece: The Vatika Odysseys (Travelers Tales) January 27, 2007 at Books on the Common

Cathryn J. Prince Burn the Town and Sack the Banks: Confederates Attack Vermont! (Carroll & Graf) December 9, 2006 at Books on the Common

Dr. Ronald L. Mallett Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality (Avalon) December 7, 2006 at the Ridgefield Library

	Dr. Heidi Hammel - Is Pluto a Planet? Beyond Jupiter, by Dr. Fred Bortz November 15, 2006 at the Ridgefield Library
	Roz Chast Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected and Health-Inspected Cartoons by Roz Chast, 1978-2006 (Bloomsbury USA) November 3, 2006 at Books on the Common	[Enlarge]
	Gunilla Norris A Mystic Garden: Working with Soil, Attending to Soul (BlueBridge Publishing) October 21, 2006 at Books on the Common
	J. Edward Chamberlin Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations (BlueBridge Publishing) September 30, 2006 at Books on the Common
	Mary Higgins Clark Two Little Girls in Blue (Simon & Schuster) September 13, 2006 at the Ridgefield Playhouse
	Jane & Michael Stern Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food (Houghton Mifflin) July 27, 2006 at Books on the Common
	Verlyn Klinkenborg Timothy; or, Notes of an Abject Reptile (Knopf) May 11, 2006 at Books on the Common	[Enlarge]
	Jacqueline Mitchard Cage of Stars (Warner Books) May 5, 2006 at the Ridgefield Library	[Enlarge]

Frank McCourt Teacher Man (Simon & Schuster) March 4, 2006 at the Ridgefield Playhouse

	McCourt photos by Scott Mullin. Click to enlarge.

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith Girls of Tender Age (Simon & Schuster) February 2, 2006 at Books on the Common

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