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Award-winning writer Bill Cotter shares his experience writing and publishing The Splendid Ticket, which involved a two-year edit and rejection before eventually finding its way to the right publishing house.

By Ann Connery Frantz Michael J. Tougias, Mendon-based author of three dozen historical books for adults, young readers and travelers — books about history, harrowing storms, heroism and exploration — will present an online slide show about the Quabbin Reservoir at 6:30 p.m. March 17, sponsored by Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster. “Quabbin: A History and Explorers Guide” features a Zoom tour of the reservoir area, based on Tougias’ 2002 book and the years since. Tougias, a New York...