(TOMS RIVER, NJ) — Take part in an online discussion with acclaimed writer Amanda Peters on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:00pm. She will discuss her instant bestselling novel, The Berry Pickers, as well as her tender short fiction collection Waiting for the Long Night Moon: Stories.
Inspired by Peters’s own Mi’kmaq heritage, The Berry Pickers is a riveting exploration of family, grief, and the bonds we share. It follows the decades-long aftermath of the 1962 disappearance of Ruthie, a four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl, from a blueberry field in Maine. Her brother Joe, the last one to see her, is distraught over her disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma, troubled by realistic dreams and visions, slowly works to uncover a family secret. The Berry Pickers paints an intimate portrait of race, love, loneliness, and the power of forgiveness.
The Berry Pickers is available in various formats for free for Ocean County Library cardholders. Visit tinyurl.com/BerryPickersOCL to reserve your copy today.
Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/AmandaPetersOCL, call 732-349-6200, or visit your local OCL branch.
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