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Join us for a conversation with two novelists with a love of New York City, history, and strong female leads! All are welcome!
Bette Bono is the author of the historical fiction, time travel novels The Better Angels and Fear Itself and the short story collections Neighbors & Other Stories and The Second Chance Shop & Other Stories. Bette has worked as a writer, public school teacher, and Harvard-trained lawyer.
She lives in Connecticut with her family.
Michele Herman’s novel, Save the Village, was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Prize, and she has published two chapbooks: Victory Boulevard and Just Another Jack.
She’s the recipient of multiple writing awards, including the 2024 Subnivean Journal’s Fiction Prize and the 2028 Best
Column Award from the New York Press Association.
Her work has appeared in recent issues of Carve, Ploughshares, The Hudson Review, The Sun, LitHub and other journals.
She’s a developmental editor and a devoted teacher at The Writers Studio.