Below is a press release from the Wilmington Memorial Library:
WILMINGOTN, MA — Wilmington Memorial Library has announced the next author in Behind the Books series.
Sy Montgomery will speak on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the Wilmington Senior Center (130 Main Street). This free event has limited seating. Registration is required HERE.
This event begins at 7:30 p.m. Book sales and cash bar will be available starting at 6:30 p.m.
The Behind the Books series hosts well-known regional and national authors.
Ms. Montgomery is the bestselling author of 40 nonfiction books for adults, teens, and children. She writes about animals and the humans who care for them. One of her most popular books is The Soul of An Octopus. For her recent bestseller Of Time and Turtles, she befriended a 42-pound wild snapping turtle named Fire Chief, who shows his extraordinary trust by allowing her to feed him by hand.
Ms. Montgomery’s books have garnered many awards including:
— 2015 Finalist for the National Book Awards
— 2009 New England Independent Booksellers Association Nonfiction Award
— 2010 Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award
She is a 1979 graduate of Syracuse University and has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from three universities. The New York Times describes her as “equal parts poet and scientist” and the Boston Globe dubbed her “part Indiana Jones and part Emily Dickinson”.
On September 25, Montgomery will read from and discuss her books.
Behind the Books is made possible by generous contributions from the Friends of the Wilmington Memorial Library and a State Aid grant administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
For more information, contact Nathalie Harty | nharty@wilmlibrary.org | 978-954-3798.
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