Best-Selling Author Candice Millard to Speak at Lenox Library

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LENOX, Mass. — Candice Millard, award-winning author of four New York Times bestselling books, will speak at the Lenox Library, 18 Main Street, on Thursday, Sept.19, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Candice Millard's first book, "The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey," was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Book Sense Pick, won the William Rockhill Nelson Award, was a finalist for the Quill Awards, and has been published in multiple foreign editions. 

"Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine & the Murder of a President," won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, the PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction, the One Book-One Lincoln Award, the Ohioana Award, and the Kansas Notable Book Award. Netflix recently announced it will adapt the book into a new dramatic series entitled Death by Lightning, starring Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon.

"Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill," was an Indie Next pick, a top ten critics pick by the New York Times and named Amazon's number one history book of 2016. Millard's most recent book, released in May of 2022, is "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile."

Millard is the recipient of the 2017 BIO Award, and her work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post Book World, the Guardian, National Geographic, and Time magazine. She is currently working on her fifth book, which will be set in occupied Belgium and northern France in the early days of WWI. Millard lives in Kansas City with her husband and three children.

This event is free and open to the public. Copies of Millard's books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of The Bookstore. For more information, please call the Lenox Library at 413-637-0197 or visit https://lenoxlib.org.

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Annual Lenox Apple Squeeze

LENOX, Mass. — On Saturday Sept. 28 from 10am to 5pm the Lenox Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 43rd Lenox Apple Squeeze. 
 
The Apple Squeeze is a one day fall festival that takes over the town of Lenox. The annual event to welcome the Fall season will have over 80 artisan crafts, food and information vendors tents lined up and down the Main Street sidewalks. 
 
Attendees can browse through local handcrafted jewelry, woven baskets, candles, quilts, photography, woodworks, and more. Enjoy food including some apple themed dishes such as cider donuts from Shire Donuts, mile high cakes from Mary Zabian and international fare from Naji's Mediterranean, Lucia's Latin Kitchen and Mazz's Kettle Corn. The Morris PTO will once again take over Lilac Park for their Kids Carnival with inflatable toys, games, bake sale and Balloon Ben will be making balloon art throughout the day. New this year will be the "Apple Orchard" at St. Anns which will have family activities and a town wide Apple Pie Contest. There will be a performance by Chantell featuring the Diego Mongue Band from 1-3p at this location.
 
This year there will be a street party on Housatonic Street which will be closed to traffic between the lot after the Heritage Tavern to Church Street. Antimony Brewing will have their beer truck at 17 Housatonic Street parking lot and food by Momma  Lo's BBQ, Cello and Charlie's Bistro Bus will be served on Housatonic Street. Live music sponsored by Lee Bank will be performed by Susan Bile Music, Colby Lewis and The Lucky 4 at the stage area in front of the Lenox Visitor Center at 27 Housatonic Street from 10:30am-5:30pm. The Berkshire Rhythm Keepers led by Aimee Galinas will perform in Reading Park at 1pm.
 
The local downtown merchants will also have sidewalk sales at local merchants and galleries. Clothing, blankets, home goods, toys and even great artwork can be found at sale prices.
 
Parking is available in the lots behind the Berkshire Bank on Main Street and behind the Lenox Police Station. There will be limited street parking by order of the Lenox Police. Attendees parked illegally on residents' properties will be ticketed.
 
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