Stories to Share with Ernie Hebert

40 Main Street,Jaffrey NH 03452

07 October, 2022

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September 12, 2022 Rebecca Fredrickson [email protected] 603-532-6527 For Immediate Release After a very successful first season, season two of the Jaffrey Civic Center’s “Stories to Share,” kicks off on Friday, October 7, at 5pm. This season’s lead off speaker is local author, Ernest Hebert. Ernest is the author of eleven published novels, a book of personal essays, and a collection of poems. His piece “The Dogs of March” received a citation for excellence in 1980 from the Ernest Hemingway Foundation (now PEN/Faulkner Foundation). The New York Times Book Review named another work “Live Free or Die” as a "notable book of the year" for 1989. In 2006, the same year The New England Booksellers Association named Hebert their fiction author of the year for 2006, his book “Spoonwood” won an IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) for best regional novel in the Northeast. Hebert's latest novel, “Whirlybird Island”, published in 2022, is a literary murder mystery. Hebert lives close to fictional Darby in southwestern New Hampshire. Ernie shared with us a little preview on his talk: “My dad was traumatized by experiences in the navy during World War II, and so were the dads of some of my dearest friends. In 1968, I had an insight that much of the youth madness of the 1960s was a result of blowback from war trauma suffered by the dads of young protestors. I always wanted to write a novel with that theme of soldier trauma passed down to their progeny, but I couldn't do it while the vets were still alive--it would hurt them. In 2017, I realized that they had all passed and that's when I started the book that ended up titled “Whirlybird Island”, which led to my essay, “The Sons and Daughters of War”.” Ernest’s talk is the first of the eight-part, monthly speaker series on the first Friday of each month, October to May. Joe Steinfield, who writes monthly columns for the Keene Sentinel and the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, is the moderator for the series. These programs are free of charge, but to help support this event and others like it, donations are appreciated. The program will be available as an in-person event at the Jaffrey Civic Center as well as virtually via YouTube live. To register for in-person attendance please go to: For a link to participate virtually please email: [email protected] The Jaffrey Civic Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit cultural facility founded in 1966. The mission of the Jaffrey Civic Center is to provide and sustain a public venue where citizens, residents, and visitors of the Monadnock region can pursue artistic, educational, and civic activities. The Center’s goal is to contribute to the cultural enrichment and enlightenment of the community. There is no admission fee to the Civic Center and all art shows and receptions are FREE and open to the public. The Center also hosts fee-based educational and other programs, as well as serving as the home to the Jaffrey Historical Society. For more information about the Jaffrey Civic Center: www.jaffreyciviccenter.com