Events
2025
October 3, 2025 – 11:00 AM
Friday Exploration Read-Aloud with thespian Joseph Coté
Joseph will read from Both Sides of the Pond, My Family’s War: 1933 – 1936 during his weekly online show from Camden Public Library.
Available at: https://www.librarycamden.org/
November 4, 2025
Rockport Public Library
1 Limerock Street, Rockport, ME 04856
Phone: 207-236-3642
Phone: 207-236-3642
In-Person Event
December 15, 2025 – 6:00 PM
Local Author Spotlight
23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 207-725-5242
Phone: 207-725-5242
Curtis Memorial Library
2026
Late Winter–Early Spring 2026
Write Now! TV Interview Broadcast
November 19, 2025 Barbara filmed an interview with Gayle C. Heney for her show Write Now on HC Media, formally Haverhill Community TV. The program will air in late winter or early spring 2026.
HC Media • Haverhill, Massachusetts
March 4, 2026
THE COFFEE POT BOOK CLUB UK
THE COFFEE POT BOOK CLUB in the United Kingdom will host a Blog Tour for Both Sides of the Pond, My Family’s War: 1933-1946. https://www.thecoffeepotbookclub.com/
In-Person Event
April 2, 2026 at 2:00pm
Both Sides of the Pond, My Family’s War: 1933-1946
DISCOVERIES and MYSTERIES
DISCOVERIES and MYSTERIES
The Merrymeeting Room at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community
25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, ME
207-373-4885
25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, ME
207-373-4885
In-Person Event
April 29, 2026 – 5:30 PM
Northeast Harbor Library
1 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
Phone: 207-276-3333
Phone: 207-276-3333
In-Person Event
May 7, 2026
Author Talk and Discussion
Jesup Memorial Library
34 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, ME
Author Talk May 7, 2026 at the Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine
34 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, ME
Author Talk May 7, 2026 at the Jesup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor, Maine
In-Person Event
June 11, 2026 – 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Camden Public Library
Book Talk: Both Sides of the Pond: My Family’s War, 1933-1946 with Barbara Kent Lawrence.
Camden Public Library welcomes author Barbara Kent Lawrence to speak about her recent book in the Picker Room.
55 Main Street, Camden, ME 04843
Phone: 207-236-3440
RSVP now!
Camden Public Library welcomes author Barbara Kent Lawrence to speak about her recent book in the Picker Room.
55 Main Street, Camden, ME 04843
Phone: 207-236-3440
RSVP now!
In-Person Event
July 8, 2026 – 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Author Talk and Discussion
Jack Montgomery, author of From the Holocaust to Maine: Testimonies of Survivors, and Barbara Kent Lawrence, author of Both Sides of the Pond, My Family’s War: 1933 – 1946, will discuss their books and ways in which they converge.Unitarian Universalist Church
1 Middle Street, Brunswick, ME
1 Middle Street, Brunswick, ME
In-Person Event
Date TBD
The Potomac School
McLean, Virginia
October 27, 2026 – 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Author Talk: Mysteries and Discoveries
Southwest Harbor Public Library
338 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine
207-244-7065
338 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine
207-244-7065
In-Person Event
2027
2027 (TBD)
Author Talk and Discussion
The Wright Museum of World War II
Wolfeboro, NH
Wolfeboro, NH
