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HAMILTON READS

In Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself, Hamilton writer Libby Ward has delivered an unflinching and disarmingly funny memoir about the exhaustion that comes from pursuing perfection as a parent. Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself wasn’t supposed to be a memoir.
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Readers and writers: Your guide to gritLIT 2026

The literary festival offers five days of readings, panels, workshops, and social events that celebrate writers of all kinds and the readers who read them. For 22 years, the Hamilton-born gritLIT has celebrated established writers, helped new ones develop, and given readers a front-row seat to well over…
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HAMILTON READS

Maxie Dara is now working on the second installment of her modern-day grim reaper tale that includes definite Hamilton vibes. Kathy Valence likes things boring and predictable. She’s mid-divorce, pregnant with her ex’s baby, and is terrified she doesn’t have what it takes to be a mom.
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gritLIT opens a new chapter

Launch party at Theatre Aquarius marks an exciting new page for Hamilton's literary festival. It was a chilly evening, but the vibe was warm Tuesday as gritLIT, Hamilton’s premiere literary festival, celebrated the launch of its April 2025 event in the lobby of Theatre Aquarius. Hosted by Lishai…