Pascal Hall, in partnership with the Authors Guild Foundation and Maine Media Workshops + College, will host a second season of its summer author series, featuring four in-person events with award-winning writers in Rockport.

A book signing and reception will follow each event.

The conversations kick off on June 27, with James Shapiro discussing Shakespeare in a Divided America, a New York Times “Ten Best Books of 2020” selection.

Shapiro is the Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He will speak with Caroline Bicks, the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine.

On July 18, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff will discuss her newest book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams. She will speak with journalist Robin Lloyd, who is also the author of two novels, Rough Passage to London and Harbor of Spies.

National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez, author of The Friend, will appear August 1. She will converse with Christina Baker Kline, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels.

The series concludes on August 29 with Neil Gaiman, the prolific author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theater, and films. He will discuss his multi-faceted career with Laura Miller, the books and culture columnist at Slate and co-founder of Salon.com.

The events are free, but space is limited so registration is required to attend. Register here.

“We are delighted to expand the Pascal Hall Series this year,” said Linda Lesher, owner of Barnswallow Books and Pascal Hall, in a news release. “The pilot series in 2022 was a huge success, with standing-room-only crowds and two outstanding authors—novelist Lauren Groff and historian Ted Widmer. We’re thrilled with the diverse lineup of the expanded 2023 series, which will run from late June to late August.”

For more information, contact Lynn Boulger at 207-669-2566 or lboulger@authorsguildfoundation.org.