The first 20 registrants will receive a fr ee signed copy of \;The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (Algonqu in Books of Chapel Hill\, 2010)\; recipients will be notified pri or to the event in order to pick up their book at the Main Library. \; Digital copies are also available through \;Libby with your library card. Refreshments se rved. This event is generously sponsored by DLIT.
\nFor teens &a mp\; adults. Registration is required\; questions for the author welcomed. Please email Brittany at btuttle. ddm@minlib.net \;with questions.
\nAbout the B ook &\; Film:
\nElisabeth Tova Bailey's memoir\, \;< em>The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating\, is the \;inspiring and inti mate story of her year-long \;encounter with a \;Neohelix albo labris&mdash\;a common forest snail. While an illness keeps her bedri dden\, Bailey watches as the snail takes up residence on her nightstand. I ntrigued by its molluscan anatomy\, cryptic defenses\, clear decision maki ng ability\, hydraulic locomotion\, and mysterious courtship activities\, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer. \;The Sound of a Wil d Snail Eating \;is a remarkable journey of survival and resilien ce\, showing us how a small part of the natural world illuminates our own human existence. &mdash\;Provided by the author
\nAdapted f rom the memoir\, the short\, award-winning film of the same name features actor Ariela Kuh with narration by Daryl Hannah\, and has been described a s "meditative\, provocative...life-affirming and beautiful" by The San Francisco Examiner. Watch the trailer at wildsnailfilm.org. \;
\nAbout the Author & amp\; Filmmaker: \;
\nElisabeth Tova Bailey's essays an d short stories have been published in \;The Yale Journal for Huma nities in Medicine\, \;The Missouri Review\, \;N orthwest Review\, and the \;Sycamore Review. She has rec eived \;the William Saroyan International Prize for Nonfiction\, the J ohn Burroughs Medal Award for Distinguished Natural History\, a National O utdoor Book Award in Natural History Literature\, several Pushcart Prize n ominations\, and a Notable Essay Listing in \;Best American Essays. Ba iley is on the Writers Council for the National Writing Project. She \ ;lives in Maine. &mdash\;Provided by the author
\nConnect w ith Elisabeth at elisabetht ovabailey.net or on Facebook. \;
\nDedham Reads Togeth er is a collaborative annual initiative presented by Dedham Public Library \, Dedham Public Schools\, Dedham Library Innovation Team\, and the Friend s of the Library to promote literacy and community in Dedham\, MA through shared reads and activities.
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