Ferrini-Mundy moderating book talk with author Shannon Mullen and Gov. Mills
University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will moderate a book talk featuring Maine Gov. Janet Mills and author Shannon Mullen about the latter’s latest publication, “In Other Words, Leadership,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at BookSpace by The Briar Patch, 48 Columbia St., Bangor.
“In Other Words, Leadership” tells the true story of a year-long correspondence between Mills and a constituent during the global COVID-19 crisis. For 12 months, Ashirah Knapp sent weekly handwritten letters of support to Mills that helped her stay grounded and connected to Maine people during a fraught period of extreme isolation and rancor. More information is available on the Penguin Random House website.
Mullen, a longtime public radio journalist, drew the book’s narrative from Knapp’s letters as well as strikingly candid excerpts from the governor’s personal journals to tell an uplifting story that explores human connection and the power of civility and agency in the face of great uncertainty.
The talk, which also includes a book signing at the end, is free and open to the public. Registration is required, and can be done on the event webpage on Eventbrite.