Discussion with author Allan Appel In-Person
Join author and journalist Allan Appel for a lively conversation about the complexities of getting older in these strange times, using his new book BE WARY OF THE ELDERLY as a springboard for discussion!
- Date:
- Saturday, November 15th, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Ives Community Program Room
- Branch:
- Ives Main Library
- Audience:
- Adults (19+)
- Categories:
- Civic and Community Engagement Education and Lifelong Learning Literature, Arts and Culture
Born in Chicago in 1946 and raised in Los Angeles, Allan Appel is the author of fourteen books, including eight novels, a biography, two collections of poetry, a book on botany, and A Portable Apocalypse, a handy anthology of erudite and humorous quotations about the end of the world. His new book of poems, Be Wary of the Elderly, is about aardvarks, encyclopedias, losing friends, playing hidden pictures with grandchildren, and designed for anyone who is getting older, anywhere, any time. He lives in New Haven and for the past two decades he has been a staff writer for The New Haven Independent.
