May 11, 2021
Lisa Scottoline
The History Book Festival will celebrate its fifth year in 2021 with free admission to separate keynote events featuring noted authors of newly published historical fiction and nonfiction works.
Because publishers have not resumed author tours due to the ongoing pandemic, the festival will begin in virtual form, with authors engaging in live, moderated discussions and question-and-answer sessions.
“Virtual presentations via Zoom, coordinated with the Lewes Public Library, worked extremely well during 2020 and were positively received by participants,” said Ronald Collins, History Book Festival co-founder and co-chair. “Although we will begin the 2021 festival programs virtually, we remain optimistic that we will be able to return to in-person presentations later in the year.”
May 11, 2021
The Lewes Public Library will host a live, online discussion with the Rev. Eric O. Springsted about his new book examining the social, religious, and philosophical thought of Simone Weil at 5 p.m., Monday, May 17 via Zoom.
Simone Weil was one of the 20th century’s most original and influential philosophers. In his new book, “Simone Weil for the Twenty-First Century,” Springsted presents not only a guide for reading Weil, but also an argument for the importance of her thought in contemporary times, in everything from politics to matters of faith. He stresses the need for human beings to understand themselves as communal beings and not as isolated individuals obsessed with their own claims of rights.
April 28, 2021
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books welcome Sylvie Weil for a live, online discussion of the memoir “At Home with André and Simone Weil” Monday, May 3.
Sylvie Weil
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books welcome Sylvie Weil for a live, online discussion of her memoir “At Home with André and Simone Weil” Monday, May 3, at 5 p.m.
Born into a freethinking Jewish family in France in 1909, Simone Weil was one of the 20th century’s most original philosophers, influencing Albert Camus, T. S. Eliot, Simone de Beauvoir, Susan Sontag and many others. In her insightful memoir, Sylvie Weil uses previously unpublished family correspondence and conversations to paint a vivid, private portrait of her aunt. The book illuminates Simone’s relationships with others, especially with her brother, André.
Lives in the Law Discussion Series
Lives in the Law Discussion Series, 5 p.m., via Zoom. Ronald Collins & former ACLU President Nadine Strossen to speak. Registration required at lewes.lib.de.us
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