‘Booming’ book festival welcomes public Friday-Sunday

WINSTED » Ralph Nader’s second annual Booming Winsted Book Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 21-23 at the bookstore on Main Street in Winsted. Hours are Friday, 7-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

There will be a raffle for an autographed copy of Ralph Nader’s book Unsafe at Any Speed and every purchase meeting or exceeding $40 will receive a $10 voucher for Noujaim’s Bistro.

The schedule of speakers is:

Friday, 7 p.m.: A celebration of Dimitra Doukas’ book Democratizing America: Shaf Nader and the Founding of the Impossible College. Speakers will include Claire Nader and Ralph Nader.

Saturday, 11 a.m.: David Daley on gerrymandering and his book, Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy

12:30 p.m.: Chuck Collins on Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good

2 p.m.: Steve Early on Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City

Sunday, 12 p.m.: Beth Caruso on One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging

1:30 p.m.: Steve Alves on the development of local food systems and a workshop to help develop the Mad River Market. His documentary Food for Change, was shown in April.

Nader will introduce the authors and be present to sign his books and discuss his work.

For more information go to www.winstedbookstore.com and The Booming Winsted Book Festival on Facebook.