“Into the Ether: Life, Death and the Illusion of Choice” — The Extraordinary Life and Death of Kate Banks

Into the Ether: Life, Death and the Illusion of Choice 

The Extraordinary Life and Death of Kate Banks

with Amy Banks, MD and Nancy Banks, PhD

The Camden Public Library warmly welcomes Amy Banks, MD and Nancy Banks, PhD, for an exploration of the life, death and wisdom of their sister Kate Banks, a prolific children’s book author, energy healer, wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt… and poet.

This event will take place in the Picker Room on Saturday, October 26, at 3:00 p.m. There will be refreshments available as well as copies of Into the Ether by Kate Banks for sale. Free and open to all.

Kate Banks, award winning children’s book author, “chose” to end her life by voluntary assisted death on February 24, 2024, ending a two-year odyssey with stage 4 neuroendocrine cancer. Kate believed death was an extension of life, a transition that all living beings experience.

During Kate’s battle with cancer, she began writing poetry seriously. She described her creative process as channeling universal energies and wisdom onto the page. In stunning detail and profound prose, she shared pivotal moments in her own life that shaped her earthly mind and body and allowed her to exit this life on her own terms.

Amy Banks, MD, is a a Lexington psychiatrist, author, and teacher. Nancy Banks, PhD, is a New York City educator.

Into the Ether was selected by People Magazine as one of the “Best New Books” in October 2024.