The Spring 2022 Purrington Lecture Series starts on Saturday, March 26 at 2 pm with a presentation by author Maureen Boyle on her book, Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer. Maureen Boyle, an award-winning journalist, has been a crime reporter in New England for more than 25 years and was the first reporter to cover the serial killings in New Bedford, Mass. detailed in Shallow Graves. She holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn. and a master’s degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass. She is now director of the Journalism Program at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. This event will be held in person and can be viewed remotely. To participate virtually, please email to jjones@sailsinc.org.
In April, Hank Phillippi Ryan will speak about her new title, Her Perfect Life, via Zoom on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 pm. Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 13 thrillers, winning five Agathas, the Mary Higgins Clark Award and 37 Emmys for investigative reporting. The First To Lie (2020) garnered a Publishers Weekly starred review and is an Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee. Her newest is Her Perfect Life, a chilling psychological standalone about fame, family and revenge with starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, which called it “A superlative thriller.” Registration is necessary to participate via Zoom; register on our online calendar of events or email to jjones@sailsinc.org.
The final event of the series is a concert on Friday, May 20 at 2 pm featuring Larksgrove. Blending classical and traditional music, the duo Larksgrove brings a fresh voice to the concert hall. Their unique interpretations of the classics and novel arrangements of traditional fiddle tunes infuse their performances with inventiveness and surprise. Equally at home in the concert hall and the dance hall, Peter Zay, cello and guitar, and EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin and fiddle, enjoy the challenge of playing new styles of music and difficult repertoire, and their performances reveal the comfort and delight they glean from creative collaboration.
Other events for adults in March:
Sunday Book Club reviews The Madness of Crowds on Sunday, March 20 at 2 pm.
Well-Read Wednesday chats about Let Me Tell You What I Mean on Wednesday, March 23 at 6:30 pm.
For more information about these events or to register, email to jjones@sailsinc.org. Check the library’s events calendar for more upcoming programs and book discussions.