Rob Mitchell's Pages to People, the radio program for readers, writers and lovers of the written and spoken word, runs Saturdays at 6 p.m. on WBNW-AM 1120 and WPLM-AM 1390. Featured May interviews include:
- May 10: Elizabeth Strout, "Olive Kitteridge," and Mameve Medwed, "Of Men and Their Mothers"
- May 17: Suzanne Strempek Shea, "Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith"
- May 24: Tony Horwitz: "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World"
- May 31: Simon Winchester: "The Man Who Love China: The Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom"
Wellesley Booksmith events
Sunday, May 4, 2 p.m. - Tea Amongst the Books presentation and book-signing with Santa Montefiore, author of "Sea of Lost Love"
Join us for tea and romance when we visit with Britain's best-selling women's fiction author Santa Montefiore. RSVP requested: 781-431-1160.
Friday, May 9, 4 p.m. - Katie Smith Milway, author of "One Hen" at Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St.
Join Wellesley resident Milway speaking about her picture book, "One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference," and her new Web site, OneHen.org, which is designed to start kids, parents and teachers thinking about microfinance.
Tuesday, May 13, 7 p.m. - A Night of Mystery presentation and book-signing with authors Katherine Hall Page, "The Body in the Gallery: A Faith Fairchild Mystery," and Peter Abrahams, "Delusion"
Psychological thrillers and traditional mysteries and food. We'll be cooking up a treat in celebration of two new books by these Agatha Award-winning authors. Dessert with be served. RSVP requested: 781-431-1160.
Wednesday, May 14, 3 p.m. - Jerry Spinelli, "Smiles to Go" at Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St.
Spinelli will read from his new book. He is best known for writing middle grade and young adult novels. A book-signing will follow the conversation.
Wednesday, May 14, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) - Authors Annie Barrows, "The Magic Half," and Jeanne Birdsall, "The Penderwicks on Gardam Street" at Wilson Middle School, 22 Rutledge Road, Natick
Authors Barrows and Birdsall will team up at this event cosponsored by Wellesley Booksmith and the Morse Institute Library. The authors will give a presentation about their new books for middle readers, followed by a discussion and book-signing.
Thursday, May 15, 12 p.m. - Steve Elman co-author with Alan Tolz of "Burning up the Air: Jerry Williams, Talk Radio, and the Life In Between," with guest Tom Ellis, veteran broadcaster
Join us for total immersion into the world of early talk radio. Elman will give a presentation about talk radio and the role of Jerry Williams in its evolution. The presentation will include radio props and audio clips followed by a book-signing.
Saturday, May 17, 3 to 4 p.m. - Craig Rennebohm, "Souls in the Hands of a Tender God: Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets"
Seattle minister Rennebohm will visit with customers as he signs copies of his book. Rennebohm has been ministering to homeless and mentally ill people in Seattle for over 20 years and is the founder of Mental Health Chaplaincy. Visit www.mentalhealthchaplain.org for more information.
All events are held at Wellesley Booksmith, 82 Central St., unless otherwise noted. Call 781-431-1160 for further information.
If you have a book event you'd like listed, please send an e-mail to kdiederi@cnc.com at least one month in advance.
