A reading/signing/conversation with Elissa Altman and Katherine May will take place on August 9th from 5-7pm at the BSB Barn. This event is free and open to the public. Register here.

Katherine May is the New York Times bestselling author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. A writer of both fiction and nonfiction, May has had journalism and essays appear in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Times (London), Good Housekeeping, and Cosmopolitan. She lives by the sea in Whitstable, England and is an avid lover of the outdoors.

Elissa Altman is the critically-acclaimed author of the memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man’s Feast. A member of memoir faculty at Maine Writers and Publishers Association and Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Altman was a recent finalist for the Maine Literary Award, Connecticut Book Award, and Lambda Book Award. Her work can be found in many publications, including On Being, Orion, O: The Oprah Magazine, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Narrative, and beyond. She lives in Connecticut with her family.