The Burlington Public Library invites patrons to experience a fun afternoon of literary creativity as we will be joined by local authors in a festival style atmosphere!  Meet a variety of authors (full listing posted closer to the event), shop their titles and get autographs, and listen to a presentation by our keynote speaker Ted Reinstein who will be showcasing his new book Travels Through the Heart and Soul of New England: Stories of Struggle, Resilience, and Triumph. 

1:30PM: Local author meet & greet with light refreshments

3PM: Ted Reinstein presentation (seating will be first come, first serve - no registration required)

Since 1995, Ted Reinstein has been a reporter for Boston/WCVB’s celebrated “Chronicle,” the nation’s longest-running, locally-produced nightly newsmagazine. He has been a contributing member of the WCVB editorial board since 2010.

Elsewhere on television, Ted has hosted specials for the Discovery Channel and HGTV. For the Travel Channel's photo/adventure series, “FreezeFrame,” he explored Hawaii's volcanoes, the caves of Puerto Rico, and the South Pacific islands of Tahiti.

His first book, New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories, was selected by National Geographic Traveler as one of its “Best Picks.” He’s also the author of Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds, Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier, and co-author, with his wife, Anne-Marie, of New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic.

Here is a list of authors scheduled to showcase their work: https://www.burlingtonpubliclibrary.org/389/Local-Author-Festival