Horror: July 16, “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. Fiction: July 21, “Heartwood” by Amity Gaige. Private Cocktail Reception: July 28, with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella. NonFiction: July 30, “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” by Belle Burden. 116 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne. MainPointBooks.com
Big Reads: July 1, “Look What You Made Me Do” by John Lanchester. July 16, Lisa Scottoline, author of “This Changes Everything,” live at the Colonial Theatre. Then & Now: July 28, “Seascraper” by Benjamin Wood. Check website for more. 234 Bridge St., Phoenixville. ReadsAndCompany.com
Classics: July 1, “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier; Aug. 5, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson. NonFiction: July 2, “The Ghost Map” by Steven Johnson. Fiction: July 15–16, “The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club” by Martha Hall Kelly. 549 Wellington Sq., Exton. WellingtonSquareBooks.com
Historians Christopher Reardon and Jim Christ give an overview of the Battle of the Clouds and Paoli Massacre. Then see the actual sites with a stop at the Paoli Battlefield. Starts and ends at West Goshen Twp. Bldg., 1025 Paoli Pk., West Chester. 10 to 2. $50, reg. req. WestGoshen.org
Ellen Endslow, Chester Co. History Ctr., examines early alliances between the Lenape and European settlers under William Penn. 1730 Conestoga Rd., Chester Springs. 4 pm. Free, reg. req. AnselmaMill.org
Horror: July 16, “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. Fiction: July 21, “Heartwood” by Amity Gaige. Private Cocktail Reception: July 28, with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella. NonFiction: July 30, “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” by Belle Burden. 116 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne. MainPointBooks.com
Teens grades 5–11 explore basic beading techniques and learn how beadwork has been used for storytelling, identity and adornment by Indigenous peoples. Paoli Library, 18 Darby Rd., Paoli. 3 pm. Reg. req. CCLS.org
Jim Christ, Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund, discusses the often-overlooked Battle of Paoli. Easttown Library, 720 1st Ave., Berwyn. 6:30 pm. Reg. req. CCLS.org
Big Reads: July 1, “Look What You Made Me Do” by John Lanchester. July 16, Lisa Scottoline, author of “This Changes Everything,” live at the Colonial Theatre. Then & Now: July 28, “Seascraper” by Benjamin Wood. Check website for more. 234 Bridge St., Phoenixville. ReadsAndCompany.com
Horror: July 16, “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson. Fiction: July 21, “Heartwood” by Amity Gaige. Private Cocktail Reception: July 28, with Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella. NonFiction: July 30, “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” by Belle Burden. 116 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne. MainPointBooks.com
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