Book Discussions and Author Visits
Summer 2025

Join us in the Annex (unless otherwise noted). Click here to register.
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Good Reads with Sarah Siegel
The Paris Express
by Emma Donoghue

Set on a fateful 1895 train journey to Paris, a diverse group of passengers — including politicians, a medical student, an inventor, and an anarchist — navigate personal ambitions and hidden motives, culminating in a disaster that forever changes their lives.
 
Wednesday, July 16 at 6pm
This is a love story
by Jessica Soffer

As Jane faces the end of her life, her husband Abe reflects on their 50 years together—revisiting their courtship, careers, family challenges, and estranged son, Max—while Central Park, a constant witness to their relationship, holds their memories in this tribute to love, loss and New York City.
 
Wednesday, August 20 at 6pm
 
Virtual Author Visits
Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium
 
On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand
Neurologist, Author, and Professor of Medicine

You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains. The Mind Electric speaks to the stories we tell ourselves about our brains, and the stories that our brains tell to us.
 
Thursday, July 31, 2pm
The Stories, Science, and History of Birds with Smithsonian Biologist Jay Falk
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration

Delve into the fascinating world of birds through astonishing photography and clear explanations in this absorbing global guide, The Bird Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Birds.
 
Tuesday, August 5, 2pm
Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Red, White, & Royal Blue

Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, The Pairing.
 
Wednesday, August 20, 7pm
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Glen Head, New York 11547
516-759-8300

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