Lesley Bannatyne reads from "Lake Song" at Porter Square Books on Sept. 11

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Sep 4, 2025, 10:25:10 AM (3 days ago) Sep 4
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"Lake Song"
by Lesley Bannatyne


Grace Paley Prize Winner
Mad Creek Books
Ohio State University Press


Lesley Bannatyne's newest book, Lake Song: A Novel-in-Stories, is out in the world. To celebrate, she'll be at three local bookstores over the next month or so, and you are all invited to come.

What’s the book about? Small town, big personalities; multigenerational saga set in the Finger Lakes over the course of 100 years (gently haunted). A longer description is here.

Order from Mad Creek Books/Ohio State University Press and receive a 30% Friends and Family discount and free shipping by using the code LAKE on its site:
https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814259542.html

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Thursday, September 11 at 7pm at Porter Square Books
Cambridge, MA. located in Lesley's University Hall [the old Sears building] on Mass. Ave., right near the Porter Square T. She will read a bit, then join the wonderful Dr. Talaya Delaney in discussing the book. Free and open to the public, plus free validated parking in the lot behind the bookstore.
Porter Square Books

Thursday, October 2 at 5pm at The Next Chapter Books
1147 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA
Lesley will read from from Lake Song, and fellow Grace Paley Prize winner Daphne Kalotay will be reading fromThe Archivists, 2021.
The Next Chapter Books

Thursday, October 9 at 6:30pm, Molly's Bookstore 
667-669 Main St, Melrose, MA
Sammy Greenspan and Lesley will be reading and discussing writing and indie presses.
Molly's Bookstore
 

Lesley Bannatyne
https://lesleybannatyne.com/index.html

 
 
 
 
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