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Fiction, memoirs and history – spiced up with a big dash of humor – describes this fall’s Thurber House Author Talks. These talks are a great way to meet authors, hear excerpts from their latest works, talk about the writing process and eat cookies. And, books signed by the author make great gifts.
2009 Author Schedule
Sue MillerLast January, New York Times bestselling author, Sue Miller cancelled her Columbus appearance due to weather. Well, she's giving us another chance. Miller's the author of 10 books including Oprah Book Club pick While I’m Gone. She will read from her latest novel, The Senator’s Wife, which explores two imperfect marriages, and two women who unexpectedly change each other’s lives.
When: Wednesday, September 14
Where: Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad Street
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Discounts for students and seniors.
Kaylie Jones
Kaylie Jones’ five novels have received great notices, but her latest work is the memoir, Lies My Mother Never Told Me. The book describes growing up in the ’60s and ’70s with famous father James Jones (From Here to Eternity), her emotionally abusive mother, and the famous writers, movie stars and diplomats who hung out with her parents.
When: Thursday, September 24
Where: Columbus Performing Arts Center—Shedd Theatre, 549 Franklin Avenue
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Discounts for students and seniors.
Erin McGraw and Andrew Hudgins
Erin McGraw teaches English in the Graduate Creative Writing Program of The Ohio State University (OSU). Her book, The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard is based on her grandmother’s journey from Kansas to 1920s Hollywood.
Andrew Hudgins also teaches English at OSU. His works have been short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize, and he has won a National Book Award. He will read from Shut Up You’re Fine: Instructive Poetry for Very, Very Bad Children and his new book that will be published in 2010, American Rendering: New and Selected Poems.
When: Thursday, October 1
Where: Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Avenue
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Contact the Thurber House for ticket info
Julia Glass
Julia Glass who won the National Book Award in 2002 for her first novel, Three Junes. Glass, who has been compared to Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters, will read from her latest, I See You Everywhere. Margaret Quamme, book reviewer for the Columbus Dispatch, will lead the discussion and Q&A for the event.
When: Thursday, October 15
Where:Columbus School for Girls, 56 S. Columbia Avenue
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Discounts for students and seniors.
Rita Mae Brown
Novelist, Emmy-nominated screenwriter and poet Rita Mae Brown writes bestselling mystery novels, including the Sister Jane Foxhunting series and the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries. She’s followed her first memoir, Rita Will a second memoir, Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small.
When: Wednesday, October 28
Where: Columbus Performing Arts Center—Shedd Theatre, 549 Franklin Avenue
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Discounts for students and seniors.
Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler is the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible, and the writer and host of the acclaimed PBS series of the same name. He suggests that when the United States experiences hard times, it turns to the Exodus story for direction, inspiration and hope. In his newest book, America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story, Feiler explores a variety of American places and symbols, examining the influence of Moses on the U.S.
When: Monday, November 16
Where: Columbus Performing Arts Center—Shedd Theatre, 549 Franklin Avenue
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Discounts for students and seniors.