Author Talk: Mel Allen with Listening to New England

Listening to New England, is a 45-50 minute talk with PowerPoint images by Mel Allen. Drawing from my nearly half century of reporting and writing about the unique people and places of New England for Yankee magazine, I will let you see and feel the region in a unique way. Along the way, I will talk briefly about Yankee's past and how it has survived for 90 years since its founding in 1935. After the talk, I will answer questions and meet with audience members who wish to have me inscribe copies of my new book, Here in New England: Unforgettable people, places and memories that connect us all. The most important words in this book's title for me are that connects us all. We live now in a time where division has become the backdrop to our lives. But when I look at the stories here about people overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles, of others reaching out to help their neighbors, of entire communities pulling together when all seems lost, or of thousands of people searching a wilderness for a lost child, I see a common humanity that has always been part of the New England landscape. Listening to New England is not a traditional author reading. It is a timeless look at the region and the people I have met along the way. I give a PowerPoint visual presentation with stories about the most memorable experiences I have had in my nearly 50 years of writing about the region. After I take questions, I do more than simply sign my name in a book. I will inscribe personal messages if an audience member asks. Thank you. Mel Allen Author of Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories That Connect Us All melallennewengland.com