It’s harvest time in New England. Peaches, apples, raspberries, corn and pumpkins are all waiting for you. To get the freshest possible, you can either pick your own or go to a farmers’ market. But before that, come to the library and check out some cookbooks with recipes for those great fall dishes, succotash and apple pie.

The New England cookbook: 350 recipes from town and country, land and sea, hearth and home, by Brooke Dojny, is a good place to start.
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Beebe Library’s fall programming for adults got underway on September 11 with author Xujun Eberlein (pictured, left, with Beebe Library Assistant Director Laura Zalewski). The upcoming schedule features a varied lineup of programs.
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After a summer hiatus, all of Beebe Library’s book discussion groups are set to get back into full swing starting this month.

The next gathering of Books by the Lake is on September 17, 2008 when the group will discuss “Mrs. Kimble” and “Baker Towers” by Jennifer Haigh. “Mrs. Kimble” follows twenty-five years in the life of charismatic opportunist Ken Kimble as seen through the eyes of his three wives: Birdie, who struggles with his abandonment; heiress Joan, who is recovering from a personal loss; and Dinah, who suffers from an unhappy past.
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Some classics and some newer titles to whet your appetite for historical stories.

Alexander, Robert Kitchen boy (2003) Nicholas II, Russia

Ali, Thalassa Singular hostage (2002) India
Beggar at the gate (2004)
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Wrote stories set during China’s Cultural Revolution

On Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m., author Xujun Eberlein will visit Beebe Library to discuss her new collection of short stories “Apologies Forthcoming.”
Ms. Eberlein is a Chinese immigrant who holds a Ph.D from MIT, but after 9/11 gave up her position in high tech to write. “Apologies Forthcoming” is set in China during and after the Cultural Revolution. Four decades ago, China was embroiled in the Cultural Revolution, a period that turned the country on end and defined the generation of Chinese now coming to power. This collection of stories, departing from the usual “victim literature,” provides an apolitical and humanistic view into life during and after that time.
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