Sunday, April, 25 at 2:00 PM

I will be talking, via Zoom, about my long life as a columnist, (more than 40 years!) life during Covid-19, and life in general. The program is being presented by the Friends of the Needham Public Library, who wrote this generous press release: The best newspaper columnists have a perspective and gift with words that enlighten and move readers. In her biweekly column in the Boston Globe, Beverly Beckham writes insightfully and compassionately about relationships, experiences, and contemporary issues in ways that turn the personal into the communal. During a free Zoom presentation at 2 p.m. April 25, Beckham will talk about her evolution as a columnist over 40 years and her columns as a response to this year of Covid. Beckham says her columns are inspired by her belief that stories bring people together:  "These are my stories, but they are your stories too. The personal becomes universal."

You can register by cutting and pasting tiny.cc/beverlybeckham. Needham Public Library will send you a link to the Zoom presentation two days before the program.

A link to the Zoom presentation will be sent two days before the program.

For more information about me and to read some of my columns go to beverlybeckam.com For information about the talk, contact Gay Ellen Dennett, Program Specialist, Needham Free Public Library, gdennet@minlib.net or 781-455-7449  x223.

April 6 to April 15, 2019

“If You Can Say It, You Can Write It!” This is the theme of a series of talks and workshops I will be giving aboard Seabourn’s Odyssey. I’ve talked about the writing process many times. And I’ve given many workshops. But never at sea. This is an adventure and I am SO looking forward to meeting new people, hearing their stories and helping them turn their spoken words into written ones.