BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-268@250.mercercountynj.gov DTSTART:20260708T183000Z DTEND:20260708T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260611T191607Z URL:https://250.mercercountynj.gov/events/summer-reading-soiree-featuring- authors-stephanie-dray-and-laura-kamoie/ SUMMARY:Summer Reading Soirée featuring authors Stephanie Dray and Laura K amoie DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nThe authors discuss and sign copies of "A Founding Mother : A Novel of Abigail Adams" at this annual gathering featuring refreshment s\, giveaways and more. Tickets are $20\; proceeds benefit the library.\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n \;\nA popular library tradition since 2016\, the annual Su mmer Reading Soirée features sparkling beverages\, sorbet\, sweet treats\ , as well as door prizes and giveaways. Attendees have the opportunity to mingle with library staff and fellow book lovers\, share favorite recent r eads and discover new titles to add to their summer reading lists. The soi rée also offers a chance to stroll through the beautiful grounds of Morve n Museum &\; Garden.\nTickets for this special event\, held on the grou nds of Morven Museum &\; Garden\, are $20 and include a copy of "A Foun ding Mother." Tickets are limited to 125 attendees.\nAbout the Book (from the publisher): In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the Uni ted States comes a sweeping\, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife o f one president and mother to another—whose wit\, willpower\, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. \nIn the heart of revolutionary Bos ton\, Abigail Adams raises her children amid riots\, blockades\, and the o utbreak of war. While her husband\, John Adams\, rises from country lawyer to nation-builder\, often away for years at a time\, Abigail builds her o wn independence—managing their farm\, making lucrative investments\, ama ssing savings\, battling plague and loss\, and defending their home. Unafr aid to speak her mind\, she famously offers fearless political counsel\, u rging John to “remember the ladies” in the new government. Through it all\, she becomes his most trusted confidante and indispensable ally.\nWhe n peace is secured\, Abigail steps onto the world stage—exchanging ideas with Thomas Jefferson in the French countryside\, navigating court life a s the wife of the Minister to Great Britain\, and presiding over the parlo r politics of the early American republic in New York\, Philadelphia\, and Washington\, DC. Even after her husband’s presidential administration\, she continues battling political foes and working behind the scenes to ad vance her family\, secure independence for the women in her life\, and ens ure a better life for the next generation of Americans.\nFrom war-torn str eets to the chandeliered halls of power\, A Founding Mother is the unfor gettable story of a woman ahead of her time—one whose voice\, vision\, a nd valor still resonate powerfully today.About the Authors: \nStephanie D ray is a New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselli ng author of historical fiction. Her award-winning work tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. She lives near the nation’s capital with her husband\, cats\, and history books.\n \;\nLaura Kamoie is a  New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, and USA Today bestselling auth or of historical fiction. She holds a doctoral degree in early American hi story from the College of William and Mary and published two nonfiction bo oks on early America.\n \;\nPrevious books co-written by the authors i nclude the New York Times bestselling novels "America’s First Daughter " and "My Dear Hamilton."\n\n \;\nPresented in partnership with Morven Museum &\; Garden and Labyrinth Books. \n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://250.mercercountynj.gov/wp-content/upload s/2026/06/2026_America250-2.png CATEGORIES:Historical LOCATION:Morven Museum and Garden\, 55 Stockton Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 0 8540\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=55 Stockton Street\, Prince ton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Morven Museum and Garden:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR