Quiet Corner Reads sets '16 author

THOMPSON — All are welcome at the launch of the Quiet Corner Reads 2016 season at 10:30 a.m. April 13 at the Thompson Library.  QCR announced earlier in the year that  Anita Diamant will be the 2016 author. Diamant  is the author of The Red Tent, Good Harbor, The Last Days of Dogtown, Day After Night,  The Boston Girl and a number of nonfiction books.  This well respected author will be introduced in a Skype session, and information about the accompanying book discussions and related programs from April to June will be presented.  Light refreshments will be served. “One Book” community reading projects, which connect people to literature through reading and discussion, have exploded in popularity in recent years. Quiet Corner Reads began their yearly One Book project in 2010, and the collaboration of libraries throughout northeastern CT is still working together to encourage literacy, library support, and community development. Members include libraries in the towns of Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Mansfield, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Union and Woodstock. The One Book project each year encourages residents of northeastern Connecticut to read the same book or author at the same time, bringing people together to discuss ideas and to broaden their appreciation of reading. 

Diamant will speak at the Quiet Corner Reads finale at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Pomfret School. Books will be available for sale, and the author will be autographing copies for attendees.  Limited tickets will be sold at member libraries for $15, which includes light refreshments.  The author visit is sponsored by The Beagary Trust and area Friends of the Libraries. For more information, visit at the quietcornerreads.org website.