June Connecticut Children's Literature Calendar

The big news in Connecticut this month is the B-Fest Teen Book Festival Barnes & Noble is running June 10 through 12. It's a nationwide event. Here in Connecticut it involves lots of author appearances.

Sat., June 4, Janet Lawler, Barnes & Noble, West Hartford 11:00 AM

Sun., June 5, Lucy Bellwood, Bank Square Books, Mystic 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Thurs., June 9, Susan McElroy Montanari, Barnes & Noble, Westport 4:30 PM

Fri., June 10, Karen Fortunati, Kate McGovern, Emily Murphy, Caragh O'Brien, Shannon Parker, and Rebecca Podos, Barnes & Noble, Canton 7:00 PM

Fri., June 10, Pegi Deitz Shea, Barnes & Noble, Manchester 7:00 to 9:00 PM Poetry slam with workshop for teens following.

Sat., June 11, S. M. Parker, Karen Fortunati, Rebecca Podos, Kate McGovern, Barnes & Noble, Canton 12:00 PM Panel discussion

Sat., June 11, John Patrick Green, Fairfield University Bookstore, Fairfield 4:00 to 5:00 PM

Sat., June 11, Dawn Metcalf, Barnes & Noble, Enfield 12:00 to 4:00 PM

Sat., June 11, Joyce Stengel, Barnes & Noble, Glastonbury 11:00 AM

Sat., June 11, Catherine Egan, Barnes & Noble, North Haven 11:00 AM


Sat., June 11, Jake Halpern, Barnes & Noble, North Haven 4:00 PM

Sat., June 11, Walter Jury, Barnes & Noble, Stamford 4:00 PM

Sat., June 11, Karlin Gray,  Barnes & Noble, Westport 11:30 AM

Sat., June 11, Kara Thomas, Barnes & Noble, Westport 2:00 PM

Sat., June 11, Deborah Blumenthal, Barnes & Noble, Milford 11:00 AM

Sat., June 11, Kara Storti, Barnes & Noble, Milford 1:00 PM

Sat., June 11, Heidi Heilig, Jennifer Mason-Black, Briyana Mondesir, Kate McGovern, Shannon Parker,  Karen Fortunati, Barnes & Noble, Milford 3:00 PM

Sun., June 12, Katie L. Carroll,  Barnes & Noble, North Haven 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM

Sun., June 12, Stacy DeKeyser, Barnes & Noble, Canton 2:00 PM


Sun., June 12, A. L. Davroe, Barnes & Noble, Manchester 12:00 PM

Sun., June 12, Anna Breslaw, Barnes & Noble, Milford 12:00 PM

Sun., June 12, Joseph Adomavicia, Patrick Freivald, Mary Donnarumma Sharnick, Jessica Haight, Michael Gray, K.C. Tansley, Barnes & Noble, Waterbury 12:00 to 2:00 PM

Sun., June 12, Christine Pakkala & Michaela MacColl, Barnes & Noble, Westport 1:00 PM

Sun., June 12, Nora Raleigh Baskin & Sarah Darer Littman, Barnes & Noble, Westport 2:00 PM

Sun., June 19, Ethan & Vita Morrow, Byrd's Books, Bethel 2:00 to 3:30 PM

Tues., June 21, Beth Vrabel, Barnes & Noble, Canton 6:00 PM

Thurs., June 23, Janet Lawler, Lucy Robbins Welles Library, Newington 10:15 AM

Sat., June 25, Carrie Firestone, Barnes & Noble, Canton 7:00 PM

Wed., June 29, Nora Raleigh Baskin, Barnes & Noble, Westport 7:00 PM Discussion on writing with two adult writers.