Sarah Perry speaker at Hobbs

LOVELL — The Hobbs Library Speaker Series continues on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. with a Zoomonly talk by award-winning Maine author Sarah Perry.

Her book, After the Eclipse, is a fierce memoir of a mother’s murder, a daughter’s coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and her mission to know the woman who gave her life.

When Sarah Perry was 12, she saw a partial eclipse of the sun, an event she took as a sign of good fortune for her and her mother, Crystal. But that brief moment of darkness ultimately foreshadowed a much larger one: two days later, Crystal was murdered in their home in Bridgton, just a few feet from Sarah’s bedroom.

Sarah Perry is the author of the memoir After the Eclipse, which was named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a Poets & Writers Notable Nonfiction Debut, and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. Her essay collection, Sweet Nothings, is forthcoming from Mariner/HarperCollins.

Perry teaches in the graduate program in Creative Writing at the University of North Texas. She was the 2019 McGee Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Davidson College. Her writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, Off org For queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library: 207-925- 3177. The Hobbs Library Speaker Series is supported in part by a generous contribution from Norway Savings Bank.

Assignment, Elle magazine, and The Guardian. She has received the 2020-2022 Tulsa Artist Fellowship, the 2018 Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award, and fellowships from the Edward F. Albee Foundation, VCCA, Playa, and The Studios of Key West. She holds an M.F.A. in nonfiction from Columbia University.

This is a Zoom-only talk. The link can be found by going to www.hobbslibrary.

HOBBS LIBRARY Speaker Series presents Maine author Sarah Perry Feb. 9.

Bear Mt. Inn Supports Rotary

WATERFORD — Many came out to the Winter Pub at Bear Mountain Inn & Barn on Saturday, Jan. 28, for live music, drinks and a delicious menu in support of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club.

The club was raising funds for its long-time project in Kakamega, Kenya. Learn more at https://friendsofkenyarising.org.

Rotary President Aaron Hagan remarked, “We were excited about the turnout of Rotarians from Oxford Hills and lots of local folks and snowmobilers enjoying a beautiful day on Waterford’s snowy trails and its friendly pub. And people generously asked about and donated to our project.”

For more information about the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, reach out to Aaron at LakeRegionRotary@ gmail.com.