Name: Sweet Stuff: New England’s Confectionery History with Author, Susan Bregman
Start: 2026-03-28T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-28T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Thomas Crane Public Library

$Sweet Stuff: New England\u2019s Confectionery History with Author, Susan Bregman$

In celebration of Women's History Month, join us for a book talk from Brighton and photographer Susan Mara Bregman!
About this Event

Community Meeting Room, Main Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA, 02169

A chocolate mill opened along the Neponset River in the late 1700s, setting the stage for New England’s enduring love affair with sweets. Over the following centuries, the region has become home to an extraordinary variety of baked, fried, dipped, sugared, and frozen confections. In celebration of Women's History Month, join us at the Thomas Crane Public Library for a book talk from Brighton author and photographer Susan Mara Bregman! Susan will share stories from her latest nonfiction book, New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons, and Whoopie Pies, about this sugary legacy - from Necco Wafers to whoopie pies. Copies will be available for purchase. There will also be an author signing afterwards!

After a career in transportation research and policy, Susan Bregman has returned to her first love – writing books and taking photographs – with a focus on New England nostalgia. Susan has written four books for Arcadia Publishing: New England Neon, New England Candlepin Bowling, Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, and New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons, and Whoopie Pies. Her fifth book is in the works. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University with a concentration in linguistics and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the Harvard Kennedy School. Susan loves roadside attractions, plastic lawn flamingos, mahjong, and – of course – New England’s classic sweets and treats. She lives in Brighton.

Learn more about Susan Mara Bregman's books and photography at .

This program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library. To find out more about their work and how you can get involved, visit the .

https://thomascranelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/new-england-sweets-doughnuts-bonbons-and-whoopie-pies-with-author-photographer-susan-mara-bregman/