“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” – Jane Austen
Some recent highlights
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Publishers Weekly: Picture of the Day
Author Betsy Groban read from her new children’s book, “Pizza for Pia” (Simon Spotlight), which was illustrated by Allison Steinfeld, at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, Mass., on May 11. The event featured a Q&A, book signing, crafts, and lots of pizza.
May 2024
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Shelf Awareness: Image of the Day
At the opening keynote of the New England Independent Booksellers Association's Spring Forum this week in Manchester, N.H., Betsy Groban (l.), whose first children's book, published last week, is Pizza for Pia (Simon Spotlight), interviewed Lois Lowry, author of The Giver, whose latest book is Tree. Table. Book. (Clarion Books). The two friends shared many amusing stories about Lowry's life and career with a hall full of New England booksellers.
May 2024
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My Life in Books: A Reader’s Dream Job
Betsy talks about her lifelong love of literature as both avocation and vocation and her belief that doing meaningful work that makes your heart “leap up” (as William Wordsworth so beautifully put it) leads to a happier, healthier life.
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Boston Authors Club: Member Spotlight
The Boston Authors Club (BAC) is an independent, non-profit organization founded in the late 19th century to gather authors and people who love books and to celebrate literature. Betsy was featured in the March 2024 issue of the BAC member newsletter.