Host Dave is joined by local authors Diane Josefowicz and Carla Panciera to talk about their latest books, their families' journeys to Rhode Island, and how the Ocean State has informed their writing. In the Last Chapter they discuss: how do you organize your home bookshelves?

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Books

The Great Houses of Pill Hill by Diane Josefowicz

Barnflower: A Rhode Island Farm Memoir by Carla Panciera

There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap

Stiff by Mary Roach

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Complex by Karan Mahajan

Media

The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (2026- )

Other

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Small State, Big Stories: Writers Share Inspirations from the Ocean State @ William Hall Library

Diane Josefowicz

Carla Panciera

Tina Cane

Betty J. Cotter

LitArts RI, Providence, RI

The Sealey Challenge

Riffraff Bookstore and Bar, Providence, RI