CT Book Launch Party

Hi CT Writers and friends, I thought I'd share with this group my debut story collection, Everybody Needs Something, is forthcoming from UGA Press in March 2026! It's available for pre-order wherever books are sold. Support our local indie, River Bend Bookshop who has a pre-order link on their site, too. I'll be having a **CT Book Launch Party on Saturday, March 28th **in Hartford at Dead Language Beer Project, so save the date and more info to come soon! I'm also starting a new monthly Prose Reading Series in Hartford in the new year so keep an eye out for announcement soon! [[ https://www.ugapress.org/9798991456531/everybody-needs-something/]( https://www.ugapress.org/9798991456531/everybody-needs-something/)]( https://www.ugapress.org/9798991456531/everybody-needs-something/)

[ https://riverbendbookshop.com/book/9798991456531]( https://riverbendbookshop.com/book/9798991456531)

[ https://bookshop.org/p/books/everybody-needs-something-stories-melanie-pappadis-faranello/072a7aeb31fd8202?ean=9798991456531&next=t]( https://bookshop.org/p/books/everybody-needs-something-stories-melanie-pappadis-faranello/072a7aeb31fd8202?ean=9798991456531&next=t)

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