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Profile: Francis Moore Lappe

On March the 24th, 2008, Frances Moore Lappe visited the Newton Free Library as part of the environmental speaker series with the Green Decade Coalition, and there, she discussed her book, DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET, which has won many awards. Lappe also discussed her feelings about conservation and the environment.
 Lappe is a fascinating woman, [...]

DAYTIME interviews GLOBE columnist Alex Beam “My Life as a Journalist and other Mistakes I’ve Made”

Alex Beam gave a lecture about his life as part of the Newton Community education lecture series called MY LIFE AS A JOURNALIST AND OTHER MISTAKES I’VE MADE. It was presented at Newton South on April the 17th.
Beam is a reporter for the Boston GLOBE. He is a columnist which means he writes a regular [...]

Literary Luminaries at Book and Author Luncheon

On Friday, May the 2nd, the 24th Annual Book and Author Luncheon was held at the Newton Marriot in the pavilion. Authors Anne Easter Smith and Stephen Puleo were present at the lunch.
Puleo, an author of three non-fiction works, was at the Book and Author Luncheon to present his most recent book, THE BOSTON ITALIANS: [...]