The Ties That Bind
Saturday, September 19, 2025
Time: TBD
Milford Theater – Ticketed event
Mary Beth Keane on her novels Whale Harbor, The Half Moon, and Ask Again, Yes
What holds together families, marriages, and friendships when events conspire to pull them apart? When those bonds threaten to snap, how do good people find redemption? Whether it be neighboring families beset by a tragedy, a troubled marriage, or a sprawling Irish clan that crosses the ocean, Mary Beth Keane’s bestselling novels are acclaimed for how they explore the small moments that are packed with meaning and guide us to find grace in an ordinary world. Join her as she takes us through her novels to see the inner lives of her characters, and introduces her newest novel, Whale Harbor.
Mary Beth Keane
Mary Beth Keane graduated from Barnard College and received an MFA from the University of Virginia. She is a John S. Guggenheim Fellow in the Creative Arts and the The New York Times–bestselling author of The Walking People, Fever, Ask Again, Yes and The Half Moon. She has received citations from the National Book Foundation, PEN America, and the Hemingway Society. Ask Again, Yes was a Tonight Show Summer Reads pick and has been translated into twenty-three languages. Her fifth novel, Whale Harbor, is forthcoming November 3, 2026.