Site Navigation Menu
The Camden Public Library is thrilled to announce the first event in our new Millay Society Author Series, which is open to Millay Society members and their invited guests!
Join us in welcoming acclaimed author J. Courtney Sullivan, of The Cliffs and Maine, for an engaging conversation and Q & A while you enjoy wine, cheese, and other refreshments in our beautiful and historic Reading Room. Bestselling author Sullivan will share insights into her career, her writing process, and the themes that inspire her work.
This event will take place after-hours on Wednesday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Millay Society members receive a 20% discount on book purchases! Registration is required. Please RSVP below to save your seat!
Benefits of Millay Society membership include invitations to special literary events like this one. Members’ consistent contributions also enable the Library’s growth and community responsiveness. Additionally, member support helps ensure the Library’s continued place as a key cultural and intellectual center in Midcoast Maine.
J. Courtney Sullivan is the New York Times best-selling author of the novels Commencement, Maine, The Engagements, Saints for All Occasions, and Friends and Strangers.
Her work has been translated into seventeen languages. Sullivan’s writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, New York, Real Simple, and O: The Magazine, among many other publications.
In 2017, she wrote the forewords to new editions of two of her favorite classic novels–Anne of Green Gables and Little Women. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
Photo credit: Niall Fitzpatrick
The Millay Society recognizes individuals and businesses who support the future of the library with a minimum annual donation of $1,250 or monthly recurring gifts of $105. These donors take up the mission of ensuring a solid base of support for continual improvement of library collections, programs, and the grounds of Harbor Park and the Amphitheatre.
The Millay Society is named in honor of Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). Millay, raised in Camden, was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. Her life and her poetry are celebrated examples of freedom and individualism. Millay was committed to intellectual pursuits and the liberation of ideas – ideals kept alive at the Camden Public Library.