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February 2020 Events

Bedside Reading Hamptons Authors Weekend

The second annual Hamptons Bedside Reading Authors Weekend will take place February 28th through March 1st. Organized by a group of Hamptons Inns for book lovers, the weekend event will feature cocktail parties, brunch and book signings. Tickets are $150 per person and include entry to all five book events and a book at each event.

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September Events

Fairmont Miramar

Running With Our Eyes Closed - Mel Greenberg
One Million Followers - Brendan Kane
You've Been Volunteered - Laurie Gelman
Crisanta Knight: To Death and Back - Geanna Culbertson

JIMMY at The James New York - SoHo

Hank Phillippi Ryan (The Murder List)
Antoinette M. Clarke and Tricia Clarke-Stone (Double Down: Bet on Yourself and Succeed on Your Terms)
Barbara Kavovit (Heels of Steel)

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Spring Events

Thursday, May 9, 2019 | 5:30- 7 pm Morrison House Alexandria VA

In the DC area on May 9? Stop by the Morrison House for a Bedside Reading event
With Authors

Natalie Banks (The Canary's Song)
Robert M. Fleisher (The Divine Affliction)
Helaine Mario (Dark Rhapsody).

The Event MC will be Damon Banks, Luxegetaways.com

Enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, meet the authors, and pick up signed copies of their books.
Admission is FREE and open to the public with RSVP.

RSVP HERE

Dark Rhapsody

HELAINE MARIO - HelaineMario.com

Helaine Mario is the author of three published novels of suspense. Firebird is the story of a forgotten Cold War spy. Her two other novels feature classical music - the award-winning bestseller, The Lost Concerto, and its sequel, Dark Rhapsody, both published by Oceanview Publishing. Dark Rhapsody just WON the 2018 Best Book Award for Mystery and is a Foreward Indies Best Mystery Finalist. Helaine is currently writing her fourth novel, Shadow Music.

Dark Rhapsody, one of the Bedside Reading books chosen by Morrison House for the month of May, continues classical pianist Maggie O’Shea’s story, as she is drawn to Vienna in a search for her vanished father, and for the heir to a priceless painting missing since WWII. Chord by chord, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody becomes the heart of Maggie’s journey. Music tells our stories… When it comes to writing, Helaine says she wants, more than anything, to tell a good story, create characters with depth, and paint pictures with words. To make people feel. Helaine lives just a few miles away, in Arlington, with her husband of 50 years. She has two children and five beautiful grands. All book proceeds go to programs for women, children and families.

The Canary's Song

Natalie Banks
Natalie Banks is a Best Selling and Award Winning author, including winning The North Carolina Governor’s Writing Award. She has written three domestic suspense novels with a fourth to be published next year. Natalie studied Creative Writing at NC State University but has been writing since the age of twelve. Natalie combines a love of Carolina settings, breath holding suspense, and sweeping romance to bring to life stories that showcase women's lives as they live, love, hurt, and heal. She recently founded The Writing Champions Project whose mission is to help mentor new writers and connect writing professionals together in one place.

About The Canary's Song:
What was left of Juliette Bennett's life was in shambles. Losing her young son to a tragic accident had nearly driven her to the point of madness and now she was on the verge of losing her husband too. In a last ditch effort to save their marriage, she decided to book a romantic cabin vacation for just the two of them up in the mountains of North Carolina. She thought she had experienced the worst life could throw at her. Little did she know that the wilderness had in something else in store for her, when she finds herself left alone and fighting for her life.

The Divine Affliction

Robert M. Fleisher
About the author:
Dr. Fleisher holds a BA in psychology and DMD with a specialty of endodontics. Engaged in writing for the past thirty-five years, he has written for professional journals as well as having produced several non-fiction books. After three self-published books, Forty Something, Fifty Something, and Bedside Manner - How to Gain Your Patients' Respect, Love and Loyalty, he was fortunate to have made publishing deals for his most recent non-fiction titles: The Sexless Marriage Fix – Basic Health Publications and From Waiting Room to Courtroom - How Doctors Can Avoid Getting Sued – Jay Pee Brothers Medical Publishers. Both of these books were release in 2016. In 2018 he had two more books published: Dating Again - A Guide to Dating Just When You Thought You Were Done... funny stuff, and his debut novel, The Divine Affliction.
Having left dentistry to write full time, he revisited his passion for fiction. He is now happy to present The Divine Affliction published by Black Rose Writing. Next up, another psychological thriller, The American Strangler, a tale of how the legal system is strangling America.

About :The Divine Affliction is the story of an invisible terrorist attack on America by a treacherous host of enemies.
Department of Justice attorney, Derrick Daniels, investigates and prosecutes international drug cartels from the comfort of his desk. Reluctantly drawn into a field investigation, his life becomes a nightmare shrouded in mystery. Derrick accompanies Savannah Ambrose, another Department of Justice attorney, on a mission abroad to meet with their counterparts in Pakistan. Together they investigate the possibility that rogue Arab states are using prions -- the poorly understood cause of a multitude of deadly diseases including mad-cow disease and the incurable human form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- as a terrorist weapon against the United States. Derrick finds all control over his world is lost and replaced by a fate that may explain the ever-growing, international epidemic of violence and terror. The more he discovers, the less credible his tale becomes. Upon their return to the States, assassins and inexplicable forces threaten Derrick and Savannah. Soon, the powers of ancient law collide with contemporary villainy to define the destiny of all humankind. The Divine Affliction explores the use of stealth, violence, terror, and enslavement as a means to destroy the American people, whose most venerable enemy may be revealed when looking into a mirror. The cause of the rampant of vicious, irrational behavior that sets its stain upon every echelon of society is postulated. Is anything in Derrick’s world real? Is America sleeping, unaware of the ultimate weapon of destruction?

We are honored to have Damon Banks as the event's MC.
Damon M. Banks – Managing Editor of Luxegetaways.com
|As an award-winning writer and highly published editorial contributor, Damon’s work has been seen in a number of global travel and lifestyle print publications, as well as many in-room hotel magazines, in-flight magazines, digital publications and news outlets. He has also contributed to numerous Blogs and award-winning online outlets as a guest contributor and industry expert, specializing in travel, tourism, hospitality, golf, spa, wellness and fashion. Beyond his work as a copywriter and editorial contributor, Damon’s work in media and communications together with editing for a number of international publications allows for a unique understanding of the publishing process. Now collaborating with other writers and industry experts, Damon brings an unmatched passion for the continued development of LuxeGetaways. www.damonbanks.com

Saturday, May 11, 2019: The East Hampton Spring Street Fair

Bedside Reading is hosting an Authors' Signing Tent 10 am- 5pm Saturday May 11, 2019

:Bedside Reading® Authors at the East Hampton Third Annual Street Fair
Third Annual Spring Celebration Street Fair Hosted by the East Hampton Chamber on Mother's Day Saturday - Bring Mom!

The Third Annual Spring Street Fair, hosted by the East Hampton Chamber, will take place on Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village in mid-May. Look for over 50 booths lining Newtown Lane on Mother’s Day Weekend Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at which local artists, shopkeepers and over 20 non-profits will display their wares and information. There will be a Main Street Stage featuring live music all day – from bluegrass to folk to rock n' roll (Beatles Tribute Band – PennyLane, the Lynn Blue Band and the Potter-Tekulsky band). There’ll be plenty of activities for kids including a KIDZONE featuring a YMCA Summer Camp adventure zone including climbing wall and jumping castle, face painters, the Art Nanny, arts and crafts and more.

Hampton Free Ride will be providing shuttle service from John Marshall Elementary School parking lot. In addition, look for the ARF van, science projects from the Children’s Museum of East End, and an East Hampton Library book tent. In addition, there will be a flight simulator from the East Hampton Aviation Association for children and adults. This year’s Title Sponsor is The Independent newspaper.

Food Court and Sidewalk Sales
Attendees will be able to visit an expanded food court featuring local fresh lobster rolls and clam chowder from Stuart’s Seafood, wood-fired pizza, Kona ice, homemade pickles from Perfect Pickle, handmade ice cream from John’s Drive-In, tacos from Matti-taco, Annie’s Sweets’ homemade chocolate and New York handmade pretzels! This year, visitors will enjoy a sidewalk sale component whereby businesses on Newtown Lane and Main Street will be able to have sidewalk sales!

Authors – a Pink Pony and Mother's Day Cards!
New this year will be a Bedside Reading Author’s Signing Tent featuring such noted authors as Genie Chipps Henderson (A Day Like Any Other), Keele Burgin (Wholly Unraveled), Lee Matthew Goldberg (The Desire Card), Dee Delaney (The Truth: Is the Art of Being), Mel Greenburg (Running with Our Eyes Closed), Susan Silver Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets & Sitcoms, and Saryon Michael White (Roya Sands and the Bridge Between Worlds).

Sponsored by the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce and in conjunction with National Travel and Tourism Week, Executive Director Steven Ringel states, “It’s a true community event to celebrate spring, as well as to showcase our wonderful businesses and organizations.” Additional sponsors to date include DiscoverLI, Nest Seekers Real Estate, People's United, BK Builders and WordHampton Public Relations.

Authors Attending