Category Archives: Books & Spoken Word
If you thought VC Chickering’s first novel Nookietown was controversial, wait until you get…
From the Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival: The third annual Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival returns to the Woodland in Maplewood the…
This Saturday hundreds of people will head to The Woodland in Maplewood, NJ eager to hear intimate stories about motherhood…
Nestled in the rolling hills of Somerset County is the stately historic estate of…
From Penguin Random House Publishing: New York Times bestselling author Chris Pavone is setting out on a country-wide tour for his…
From The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School What’s Likely Stories? It’s great performers reading great fiction in front of…
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Patti Stanger, star and executive producer of “The Millionaire Matchmaker,”…
From Victoria Carter: Are you looking for something cultural, inspiring, and fun to do with the whole family? If you…
From SouthNEXT: Fourth Annual Collision of Inspirational Ideas is back with new timing and venue. SouthNEXT,…
New Jersey book lovers — and shoppers in general — have a new and visually stunning space to explore.
From the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities: Victorian Weekend October 4-8, 2018 This is the best time of…
This is true, first-person storytelling from people in the Maplewood/South Orange Community. 8 minutes, no notes. This month: Joe…
Fall weekends are jam-packed with events here in South Orange and Maplewood, and we are tracking them all on NJNext.com. Here are…
The Montclair Public Library in partnership with Central Presbyterian Church will host a conversation between New…
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Maplewood Literary Award winner Dan Barry will be reading from and…
Modeled after successful book festivals in other communities throughout the world, the Morristown Festival of Books…
From: State Theatre New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey presents Tony Award®-winning actor Alan Cumming in…
The National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County Section (NCJW/Essex) announces its 2018 Opening Event featuring…
There’s nothing like the power and impression of live storytelling. Don’t miss The Moth…
From the Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival: Rosemary Wells, author of the beloved Max & Ruby series, will deliver the closing…
Two River Theater, located in Red Bank, has announced its 25th season lineup and it begins…
Morristown, NJ – Morristown National Historical Park (NHP) is pleased to partner with the Harrington Park Historical Society as…
MADISON, NJ — The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey begins its 56th season with its…
Salon on Stockton: A Little Literary Festival begin Friday, April 13 and continues Saturday, April 14.
Don’t miss actor-turned-author Rob Lowe on Saturday, May 12 at 8 p.m. when he visits Mayo…
Midtown Direct Rep (MDR), co-directors/producers Deborah Goldstein (producer/host Pants on Fire podcast), Brooke Lefferts (US Entertainment video editor/writer at…
The second annual Maplewood—South Orange Book Festival will take place on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9, at the Woodland…
The McCarter Theatre, located in Princeton, is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 Signature Series. Highlights include Grammy-winner and…
The second annual Montclair Literary Festival is packed with some luminaries of literature, including Tom Perrotta, Anna Quindlen, Christina…
Writer and humorist David Sedaris returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center on
Mayo Performing Arts Center presents a powerhouse lineup this April. The following are a few of…
E-readers might be ubiquitous and bookstores a dying breed, but here in New Jersey the independent book store is thankfully…
It’s time to get up close and personal with our nation’s first president. Continuing the Grand Opening celebration of its…
An astronaut, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and the E Street band guitarist walk into an Asbury Park convention hall. That’s…
On Monday, January 15, Americans will be celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Band frontman. Storyteller. Actor. Author. Radio host. The list goes on. Both gritty and cerebral, Henry…
“Our films rely greatly on archives, libraries and the work of many historians and scholars. So I am greatly indebted…
This past Saturday, Nov. 18, Words Bookstore in Maplewood hosted actor, director, and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy for a…
South Orange-Maplewood, NJ; November 20, 2017 — Today, the publishers of VillageGreenNJ.com announced the launch of NewJerseyNext.com, a new arts & culture,…
Bedtime stories with your kids are about to include special guests appearances by Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, Grandmaster Flash, Missy Elliott, the…
