Author Talk with Stephanie Schorow

• A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891
• Wednesday, September 25, 2024. 12pm - 1:00pm
• In-person and virtual event. No registration required.
• State Library of Massachusetts - Room 341, Massachusetts State House
• Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/user/mastatelibrary

The State Library of Massachusetts Author Talks Series returns from summer break on September 25th! We have an exciting line-up of authors, speakers, leaders, and professionals from different fields scheduled for the coming months and 2025! Be sure to sign up for our Author Talks newsletter and follow our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and X) for the latest information on our visiting authors.

Please join us on Wednesday, September 25th, at noon, in our historic reading room for an author talk with Stephanie Schorow - author of A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891 (2023).

The event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel courtesy of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Broadcast Services - tune in at noon!

About the book: In July 1891, four women from Lowell, Massachusetts set out on a journey to one of the Boston Harbor Islands. Seeking to escape their traditional roles as wives, mothers, and daughters, the group set out for an adventure. A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure recounts the seventeen-day journey of the “Merrie Trippers” through snippets of their journal, photographs, and illustrations.

About the author: Stephanie Schorow is a Boston-based freelance writer and journalism instructor. Schorow holds a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in Latin America Studies from New York University. Her career in journalism has spanned the country; in 1989 she began at the Associated Press and for twelve years was a lifestyles editor and writer at the Boston Herald. Schorow has written, co-authored, and edited nine books on Boston history including: Drinking Boston: A History of the City and its Spirits and East of Boston: Notes from the Harbor Island. For more on Schorow and her work, please visit her website.

If you are able to join us in person for this talk, attendees will be able to participate in a question-and-answer session with the author as well as purchase a copy of the book (cash, credit, check, Venmo, and PayPal will be accepted). As always, this author talk is free and open to all. Assisted listening devices will be made available upon request. Any questions or concerns, please email us at AuthorTalks.StateLibrary@mass.gov.

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