I spent an hour or so on Friday evening listening to Steve Berry discuss his novel and answer questions. It was an interesting way to get a sense of an author’s style, personality and interests. I am sure for the die-hard fans who have read all of his books it was even more fun.
Continue readingThurber House has announced the Winter/Spring 2014 Evenings with Authors events:
Wednesday, January 29: Isabel Allende, Ripper
Thursday, February 27: Claire Messud, The Woman Upstairs
Monday, March 10: J.A. Jance, Moving Target: A Novel
Monday, March 31: Carl Hoffman, Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art
Wednesday, April 9: Bruce Weber, Life is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America
Tuesday, May 6: Lynn Cullen, Mrs. Poe: A Novel
Evenings with Authors are held at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street, and begin at 7:30 p.m. The featured guest reads from his or her most recent work and chats about writing; this is followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. Each event closes with an informal coffee and cookies reception and an opportunity to buy the author’s book(s) and get them signed.
Thurber House’s Evenings with authors Fall Season is wrapping up. But next week’s event features bestselling mystery author Laurie R. King.
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