{"id":15609,"date":"2022-10-03T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/staging\/6553\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=15609"},"modified":"2023-06-01T15:49:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:49:48","slug":"aimee-nezhukumatathil-world-of-wonders-book-reading-signing","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/staging\/6553\/event\/aimee-nezhukumatathil-world-of-wonders-book-reading-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Aimee Nezhukumatathil, &#8220;World of Wonders&#8221; Book Reading &amp; Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Aimee Nezhukumatathil<\/strong>, the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>-bestselling poet and author of\u00a0<em>World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, &amp; Other Astonishments<\/em>\u00a0(Barnes and Noble\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/b\/book-of-the-year\/_\/N-2tny\">Book of the Year<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free and open<\/strong>\u00a0to the public\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theumbrellaarts.org\/umbrella-presents-aimee-nezhukumatathil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>with RSVP<\/strong><\/a>, the book reading and signing will be held in The Umbrella Arts Center\u2019s Main Stage Theater144 on\u00a0<strong>October 18 at 7PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In anticipation of the visit, The Umbrella is also pleased to invite the public to participate in two\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theumbrellaarts.org\/world-wonders-book-club\">virtual book club discussions<\/a>\u00a0(7-8:30PM via Zoom, September 28 and October 12) of\u00a0<em>World of Wonders<\/em>, copies of which are\u00a0available through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/concordlibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concord Free Public Library<\/a>\u00a0and the Minuteman Library Network,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.concordbookshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concord Book Shop<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/milkweed.org\/book\/world-of-wonders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milkweed Editions<\/a>, and literary booksellers everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>October 19<\/strong>, Nezhukumatathil\u00a0will also lead a one-day-only Writing Workshop through The Umbrella Arts Education program, in partnership with The Umbrella Arts &amp; Environment program. 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