Author of debut novel BENEFICENCE (@GodinePub) & NY Times bestselling memoir WITHOUT A MAP (@BeaconPressBks). Prof Emerita in @UofNH grad writing program.
Happy #BookBDay, @MerHallBooks!
WITHOUT A MAP, her national best-selling memoir about banishment, reconciliation, and the meaning of family, is “an unusually powerful coming-of-age memoir.”—@KirkusReviews, ⭐Starred Review buff.ly/3TP1EWk
Vous êtes invités par Laurence Richard à un atelier de traduction autour du roman "Beneficence" de @MerHallBooks !
⏰ jeudi 1er juin 2023, 19h
📍 Librairie @Comme1orange (Paris, 17e)
💰 5€, réservation obligatoire à contact@commeuneorange.fr
Join me @MerHallBooks discussing BENEFICENCE, part of the @MaineHumanities Read ME 2022 series. Wednesday, August 24 at 6:00 pm ET. Hosted by Newport Cultural Center and Pittsfield Public Library. Register for the Zoom event here: bit.ly/3R4eWek
ALT Image from the Maine Humanities Council: on a blue background it says Meredith Hall Statewide Author Talk in bold, white letters. On the left is a black and white photo of Meredith Hall, a white woman with light hair, smiling and resting her hands on the back of a chair, chin resting on her hands. In the center is an image of her book Beneficence, which pictures a lush field with pine trees lining the horizon. The shadow of a person can be seen cast across the tall grass. On the right it reads, "Statewide Author Talk, hosted by Maine State Library and Maine Humanities Council, August 25th, 2022, 7PM. Zoom Registration Link In Bio."
Some days, I like to take a closer look at the books on the shelf. Today'svmuch-read favorite: @MerHallBooks Meredith Hall's memoir "Without a Map." (2007). Heart-breaking, anger-making—set in pre-Roe NH. Are the bad old days really back? Dunno.
But this? Is a beautiful book.
IN-PERSON EVENT ALERT! @MerHallBooks presents BENEFICENCE live on July 28 at 7 PM at Mechanics' Hall in downtown Portland, Maine. Don't miss this chance to hear this brilliant author in person. Register for the free event: mechanicshallmaine.org/progr…
ALT Meredith Hall Author Talks Across Maine: Join Meredith Hall, author of Beneficence, and ask questions about her book! In person author talk at Patten Free Library on July 27, 2022 at 5:30PM. In person Author Talk on July 28th, 2022 at 7:00PM. Online statewide author talk hosted by Maine State Library and Maine Humanities Council on August 25th, 2022 at 7:00PM.
ALT At the top it reads, we loved our Read ME books so much we chose them both to represent Maine this year at the National Book Festival and as our Route 1 Read pick. For the Library of Congress National Book Festival we have Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran for our adult read. Our Rt 1 Read is Beneficence by Meredith Hall.
The @Domestika Curious Minds podcast recently hosted Beneficence author @merhallbooks on an episode entitled “When Life is Stranger Than Fiction.” The episode explores the act of writing, and you can listen for free here: domestika.org/en/blog/10497-…
The Historical Novel Society @histnovsoc calls @MerHallBooks' BENEFICENCE an “emotional journey” and compares it to the work of Kent Haruf and Marilynne Robinson! Read the full review here and pick up a copy today: historicalnovelsociety.org/r…
Late to this gorgeous novel by @MerHallBooks which came out mid-pandemic. Even so, I’m shocked it was passed over by @nytimesbooks. Blurbs from @danijshapiro and Richard Ford! Her memoir next on my list.
Join me in conversation with @Jenna_Blum and @mrstevenrowley on a panel titled Writing About Grief. Sunday, 2:30 ET. Hosted by this year's virtual Newburyport Literary Festival. You can register here: newburyportliteraryfestival.…
Just finished Beneficence in time to join @MerHallBooks for the Facebook live discussion hosted by the San Diego Writers Festival. I did have to wipe away the tears. What an achingly beautiful book about imperfect people coping with unimaginable grief.
Still and always unpacking the eternal book boxes, and discovering so many "already read it, determined to read it again because it's great" books. Today's find: @MerHallBooks Meredith Hall's deceptively quiet memoir, Without a Map. Highly recommend.
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