Spotlight: Seaside Series Presenters
Wednesday, July 16, 12-1pm in Small Cove Park, 6 Atlantic Avenue Stonington
Marnie Reed Crowell will read from her new young adult novel The Heron Witch, published by Green Writers Press in February 2025, followed by a conversation and book signing. She will be joined by Danielle D’Auria, a wildlife biologist who contributed data and original research to the novel.
Marnie Reed Crowell is a natural history writer with an MS in biology from University of Pennsylvania. She is married to Ken Crowell, a retired ecology professor who taught at St Lawrence University. She has written a number of books based on nature such as Great Blue: The Odyssey of a Great Blue Heron (Times Books 1980), as well as magazine articles for such publications as Audubon, Natural History, and others.
Danielle D’Auria, Waterbird Specialist, is a wildlife biologist who works in the Bird Group of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. She focuses on understanding statewide populations of colonial wading birds, secretive marsh birds, black terns, loons, and other rare water birds. Since 2009, she has spent the majority of her time researching why great blue herons have undergone a decline along Maine’s coast.
Wednesday, August 20, 12-1pm in Small Cove Park, 6 Atlantic Avenue Stonington
Jessica Berger Gross will read from her debut novel Hazel Says No, published by HarperCollins in June 2025, followed by a conversation and book signing.
Jessica Berger Gross is the author of the memoir Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Cut, Longreads, and many other publications. She lives in Maine with her husband and teenage son. Hazel Says No is her first novel. Read more about Jessica on her website and Instagram.
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