The Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library hosts regular book reviews, author talks, and special presentations. Mark your calendars, and be sure to join us for our upcoming July events!
Seven Branches Book Talk Series:
Author Karin Lin-Greenberg – “You Are Here”
Saturday, July 8 • 1 to 4:30 p.m. • Pine Hills Branch
Join author Karin Lin-Greenberg (You Are Here, 2023) as we launch the Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library’s brand new “Seven Branches Book Talk Series.”
Karin Lin-Greenberg’s first story collection, Faulty Predictions, won the 2013 Flannery O’Connor Award in Short Fiction from the University of Georgia Press. Her second story collection, Vanished, won the 2021 Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize in Fiction and was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2022. Her debut novel, You Are Here, was published by Counterpoint Press in May 2023.
Karin Lin-Greenberg lives in upstate New York, and she is an associate professor in the English Department at Siena College. She also teaches in Carlow University’s low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program.
Book Review:
“Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity” by David Paterson
Tuesday, July 11 • 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. • Washington Avenue Branch
Please join us for a review of “Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity” by David Paterson, reviewed by Hon. Corey L. Ellis, president, Albany Common Council.
Book Review:
“Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind” by Eric Jensen
Tuesday, July 18 • 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. • Washington Avenue Branch
Please join us for a review of “Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind” by Eric Jensen, reviewed by Carol Green, MS-TESOL, retired teacher of English as a new language, and program director, The Wizard’s Wardrobe.
Book Review:
“Hickstown from the Heart: A Family Memoir” edited by Antoinette Joyner
Tuesday, July 25 • 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. • Washington Avenue Branch
Please join us for a review of “Hickstown from the Heart: A Family Memoir” edited by Antoinette Joyner, reviewed by Reverend Antonio Booth, MATS, co-pastor, Riverview Baptist Church, Coeymans, and member, UHLS board.
