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Welcome to CT Book Festivals! We’re here to celebrate the vibrant stories, unforgettable characters, and brilliant authors who call Connecticut home.
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If You’re Lucky Enough to Know a Unicorn: Grief, Joy, and Resilience with Haley Bresnan (opens the original)
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On this episode of the Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast , Jed welcomes Haleigh Bresnan , second grade teacher and debut picture book author of If You’re Lucky Enough to Know a Unicorn . The conversation explores how a deeply personal loss blossomed into a gentle, hopeful story for children and families. Haleigh shares that the book was inspired by Kennedy , a baby girl born with heterotaxy , a rare condition where organs may be reversed or malformed. Kennedy passed away just shy of four months
Grandpas, Grandkids & Great Stories: Inside Dina Hardt's Catch Of The Day (opens the original)
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On this episode of the Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast, Jed welcomes debut picture book author and longtime teacher, Dina Hardt, to celebrate her new book, Catch of the Day. Dina shares the deeply personal origin of the story, which she first wrote over 20 years ago, inspired by a cherished family photo of her brother fishing. After her brother Anthony passed away two years ago, Dina revisited the manuscript as part of her healing journey, revising it with fresh eyes, richer memories, and a d
Celebrating Hanukkah and Childhood Play with Adina Oberman (opens the original)
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In this warm and thoughtful episode, Jed welcomes back Adina Oberman to celebrate her new board book, H Is for Hanukkah: A Festival of Lights , an ABC primer that introduces little ones to Hanukkah traditions and diverse Jewish cultures from around the world. Adina shares how she first joined the show as a blogger with Big Books for Little Hands and later became part of the Familius publishing team, where her passion for early childhood and representation shines through. Adina explains how H Is
Breaking Free from a Malignant Manager: Cathy Alfandre’s Guide to Taking Back Your Career (opens the original)
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On this episode of the Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast , host Jed Doherty welcomes career coach and author C athy Alfandre , whose new book is “Breaking Free from a Malignant Manager: Strategies to Reclaim Your Confidence and Career.” Cathy explains that the book grew out of years of coaching mid‑career professionals who were stuck with truly harmful bosses—managers who stole credit, created gossip-filled, suspicious workplaces, or pushed people so hard they became physically ill and started
Furtive Activity: Faith, Family, and Thrills with Author Michael Ignatius (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Connecticut Book Festivals Podcast , Jed welcomes Michael Ignatius , Connecticut-based author of the new thriller Furtive Activity . Set in Bolton, Putnam, and the Boston College area, the novel follows Mickey Ryback , a respected Catholic elementary school principal, devoted husband and father of seven, and former Navy cyber intelligence specialist who secretly works as an analyst for the CIA. Michael shares how Mickey juggles his double life—school leader and covert oper
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