The Concord Free Public Library presents

Tara Lynn Masih is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist and winner of a Julia Ward Howe Award, a Benjamin Franklin Award, and multiple Foreword Book of the Year Awards. She is the author of the acclaimed novel My Real Name Is Hanna and editor of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction. Tara also founded the Best Small Fictions series. How We Disappear, her recent story collection, won her a second Florida Book Award. The Silent Women is her debut novel for adults. She lives in Plymouth, MA.

For more information, please visit https://www.taramasih.com/.

Afternoon Tea Book Club

at the Fowler Branch

Friday, October 23
1:30 - 3:00 pm

Enjoy a selection of teas and discuss a blend of historical and contemporary fiction at the CFPL Fowler Branch in West Concord.

For October, we are thrilled to host Author Tara Lynn Masih as part of the 2026 Concord Festival of Authors! Tara Lynn Masih will discuss her new book, The Silent Women, followed by a Q&A and a book signing.

Disclaimer: The Concord Free Public Library is not responsible for any illness resulting from the consumption of food on the premises which was made off-site. Please eat at your own risk.

CFPL Fowler Branch Library 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742

ABOUT THE BOOK

Impeccably researched and deeply felt, Masih’s novel is a sweeping history of a remarkable woman living through an extraordinary period of American history. From the dust bowl to the making of the atomic bomb to post-war Florida, The Silent Women is a sprawling story of courage, clandestine love, war trauma, and resilience, and at its heart is the indomitable character of Song who you won’t soon forget. An immersive, wonderful read.

—Rae Meadows, author of I Will Send Rain, longlisted for the International Dublin Award, and Winterland, a Good Morning America Buzz Pick