2024 2024: Claire T. Carney Library Associates announces Annual Authors' Brunch Honoring memory of Claire T. Carney

The October 20 event will featur authors Alan William Powers, Stephen Puleo, and Jane Yolen

The Claire T. Carney Library Associates proudly announces its annual authors' brunch fundraiser for the benefit of the UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library, which will be held on Sunday, October 20, at 12 p.m. in the UMass Dartmouth Marketplace with parking in Lot 5. The featured authors for the annual fundraiser are Alan William Powers, Stephen Puleo, and Jane Yolen. The cost for the brunch is $50 for the general public, $45 for Claire T. Carney Library Associates members, and $35 for UMass Dartmouth students. The Library Associates previously raised money to establish a Veterans' Reading Room and sponsor scholarships. Tickets can be purchased from Claire T. Carney Library Associates members or online. Checks can be made to UMass Dartmouth with Authors' Brunch on the memo line.

Presenting authors include Alan William Powers, the former English Department chair at Bristol Community College, who has authored eight books and numerous articles on Shakespeare and translations. He received his PhD at the University of Minnesota and has ten post-doctoral grants at Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Brown, and Breadloaf.  Multi-talented, he has appeared in two poetry films, Keats and His Nightingale and A Loaded Gun. As a jazz trombonist, he has written jazz tunes based on British and American birdsong. He has written verse monologues based on scandalous overheard conversations and a biography of Giordano Bruno, who was sent to the Inquisition because of one bad student evaluation.

Stephen Puleo is an author, historian, teacher, public speaker, and communications professional. He holds a master's degree in history from UMass Boston and was a Graduate Convocation keynote speaker. His master's thesis, From Italy to Boston's North End:  Italian Immigration and Settlement, 1890-1910, has been downloaded more than 25,000 times by scholars and readers worldwide. He was a former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor to articles and book reviews for publication organizations, including American History Magazine, Politico, the Boston Globe, and the Bill of Rights Institute. His books include Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56, The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day, A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston, The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War, American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address, Voyage of Mercy:  The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine and the Remarkable Story of America's First Humanitarian Mission and, his latest publication, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union.

Jane Yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and children's book author who has written more than 400 books translated into almost two dozen languages. A graduate of Smith College with a master's degree in education from UMass Amherst, she has received six honorary doctorate degrees from colleges and universities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Her accolades include the Daedelus Award, the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal, two Caldecott Medals, two Nebula Awards from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, the Kerian Award, and two Christopher Awards. She is the former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She has served on the board of directors for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for over 25 years. She was born in New York City and grew up in Hollywood, New York City, and Newport News, Virginia. She is the mother of three and grandmother of six, dividing her time between homes in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and Scotland. Her works include a poetry collection, Radiation Sonnets: Love in Sickness and in Health, picture books Owl Moon and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, the novella The Devil's Arithmetic, and numerous nonfiction books.