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Local Author Book Talk

Susan Mara Bregman

Join local author Susan Mara Bregman as she discusses her book, New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons & Whoopie Pies.

A chocolate mill opened along the Neponset River in the late 1700s, setting the stage for New England’s enduring love affair with sweets. Over the following centuries, the region has become home to an extraordinary variety of baked, fried, dipped, sugared, and frozen confections. Author Susan Mara Bregman will share stories from her latest book, New England Sweets, about this sugary legacy – from Necco Wafers to whoopie pies. -Publisher

For adults. Registration required. Contact Ari at apappas@minlib.net with any questions.

About Susan: 

After a career in transportation research and policy, Susan Bregman has returned to her first love – writing books and taking photographs – with a focus on New England nostalgia.

Susan has written four books for Arcadia Publishing: New England Neon, New England Candlepin Bowling, Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, and New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons, and Whoopie Pies. Her fifth book is in the works.

She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University with a concentration in linguistics and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the Harvard Kennedy School. Susan loves roadside attractions, plastic lawn flamingos, mahjong, and – of course – New England’s classic sweets and treats. She lives in Brighton.

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