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​​​​​​​​Mon. 3/10/25 6pm South Windsor Senior Center Book Club: Fast Girls by Elise Hooper

This book club is free and open to all. You do not need to be a resident to join in!

Charles N. Enes Community Center, 150 Nevers Rd., South Windsor, CT

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Sat. 3/15/25 2pm Making God Laugh Book Launch Event: R.C. Goodwin in conversation with Penny Goetjen

Author R. C. Goodwin will be in conversation with author Penny Goetjen to talk about new memoir.

Preorder your copy by clicking HERE.

2pm Doors open, enjoy complimentary refreshments from Evergreen Crossings' culinary team, pick up your book if you preordered,

and be shown to your reserved seat.

2:15pm R. C. Goodwin will talk with author Penny Goetjen about his books (no spoilers), and writing process; followed by a Q&A.

All of R. C.'s books will be available for purchase and signing.

About Making God Laugh: A Memoir of Psychiatry, Dublin, and the Electric Chair -

an entertaining memoir by the author of The Stephen Hawking Death Row Fan Club and Model Child.

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"A skilled storyteller, Goodwin uses anecdotal vignettes to drive the book's engaging narrative...

a perceptive and frequently entertaining look at the life of a psychiatrist." - Kirkus Reviews

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“On a bright June day in the late 1980s, I found myself strapped into an electric chair.” So begins R.C. Goodwin’s captivating memoir, which encompasses his life from growing up in the Midwest during the 1950s to his ivy-league foray at Yale, majoring in history, and on to studying medicine in Dublin. Returning to the U.S., he undertook a psychiatric career despite initial misgivings about the specialty. Practicing psychiatry in the suburbs, prisons, and at a major university, he embarked upon a journey in which his patients included corporate executives and serial killers, teenagers and centenarians, alcoholics and drug addicts, and those addicted to online pornography. We learn something of the side trips in this journey—the joy, pain, humor, frustration, angst, and unending surprises along the way—and how all this affected his personal life as he dealt with the same universal issues his patients try to deal with.

 

Venue Accessibility Information:

Evergreen Crossings and their theater are wheelchair accessible. Comfortable chairs and couches are also provided.

The authors will speak on a stage using microphones and speakers. 900 Hemlock Ave., South Windsor, CT

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Thurs. 3/20/25 6pm Stephen King Book Club at Wood Memorial Library: Lisey's Story

Facilitated by local author Jessica Bottomly. Open to all! 

783 Main St., South Windsor, CT

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Thurs. 3/27/25 5:30pm Pints & Pages Book Club: book tba

5:30 happy hour specials & social, 6:00 discussion. Separate checks provided.

Red Heat Tavern, Evergreen Walk, South Windsor, CT

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Sat. 3/29/25 12-4pm  Grown-up Book Fair at White Lion Brewing Co.

Come sip & shop with 15 authors and artisans! Event will be in the Tower Square common area adjacent to White Lion Brewing Co.

Convenient parking in the attached garage, or on street.
Authors: Jess Allen, Michael Aloisi, Katherine Anderson, Jean M. Grant, Kristin Ward, Fiona Wolfe, more tba
Artisans: Brittany’s Custom Creations, Candle Me Crazy, Enchanted Typewriter, Taura Pottery, The Book Loft
BOOK CLUB On the Go: bestsellers, Blind Date With a Book selections, bookish totes, t shirts, & more

https://visittowersquare.com/parking/

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Mon. 3/31/25 10:30am East Windsor Senior Center Book Club: West With Giraffes

You do not need to be a resident to join in!

Park and enter behind the Broad Brook Fire Dept., 125 Main St., Broad Brook, CT

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Mon. 4/14/25 6pm South Windsor Senior Center Book Club: book tba

This book club is free and open to all. You do not need to be a resident to join in!

Charles N. Enes Community Center, 150 Nevers Rd., South Windsor, CT

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Thurs. 4/17/25 6pm Stephen King Book Club at Red Heat Tavern: Duma Key

Facilitated by local author Jessica Bottomly. Open to all! Separate checks provided. Evergreen Walk, South Windsor, CT

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Thurs. 4/24/25 5:30pm Pints & Pages Book Club: book tba

5:30 happy hour specials & social, 6:00 discussion. Separate checks provided.

Red Heat Tavern, Evergreen Walk, South Windsor, CT

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Mon. 4/28/25 10:30am East Windsor Senior Center Book Club: book tba

You do not need to be a resident to join in!

Park and enter behind the Broad Brook Fire Dept., 125 Main St., Broad Brook, CT

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​​​Wed. 4/30/24 6-8pm Books, Qs, and Brews at Brew Practitioners Brewery

Join us for an evening of bookish fun at Brew Practitioners!
Play bookish trivia as a group (6 players per team max) or solo. Bring books to swap during intermission.

Enjoy beer flights of 4 for $10!

Free parking and admission. 45 Baldwin St., E. Longmeadow, MA

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All events subject to change. Please confirm date/RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/BookClubCT/events

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