This fall, find more than bestsellers at the Library – meet the authors behind them. The Highland Park Public Library is hosting a series of author events, featuring bestselling authors and journalists from across the country. The authors will discuss their newest books and sign copies.
AUTHOR EVENTS
John Shors
The author of Beside a Burning Sea and Beneath a Marble Sky will read from his new book, Dragon House and discuss his writing. The bestselling authors new book is a story of redemption set in modern-day Vietnam about two Americans who open a center to house and educate Vietnamese street children.
Thursday, September 10, 7 p.m.
Elizabeth Berg
The award-wining and bestselling author has written more than 20 books. Berg will read from Home Safe and provide a sneak preview of her next novel.
Wednesday, September 23, 10:30 a.m.
Colin Beavan
The author of No Impact Man, The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and our Way of Life in the Process, writes about his decision to live off the grid for one year – while still living in New York City to see if its possible to make no net impact on the environment. For Beavan this meant no trash, no elevators, no subway, no television, no non-local food and other lifestyle changes. The book has been selected as the fall title for the One Book, One Highland Park community-wide read program.
Wednesday, October 21, 7 p.m.
Peter Ferry
The author will discuss his novel “Travel Writing,” and read a passage or two from the book. He will also talk about the art of storytelling and the publishing process.
Wednesday, October 28, 10:30 a.m.
Richard Wolffe
The award-winning journalist and political analyst for MSNBC and Newsweek senior White House correspondent covered the Obama campaign. With exclusive access to Obama and his inner circle, Wolffe portrays a historic candidate and his ascendancy in unprecedented detail in his book Renegade: The Making of a President. Renegade tells the story of how Obama took the fateful decision to run for president; how he built his groundbreaking campaign; how he dealt with failure and race in his life and his campaign; how he seeks to be a game-changer in politics; and how he mastered economic and foreign policy. The book is based on exclusive interviews with Barack Obama.
Tuesday, November 3, 7 p.m.
Tori Murden McClure
The first woman to row alone across an ocean shares her story in this memoir, a blend of comedy, history, tragedy, and romance. In 1998, Tori McClure set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself in a twenty-three-foot plywood boat. Within days she lost all communication with shore and updates on the weather. 1998 is still on record as the worst hurricane season in the North Atlantic. In solitude and perilous conditions, she was nonetheless determined to prove what one person with a mission can do. Brought to her knees by a series of violent storms, she had to signal for help and go home in what felt like complete disgrace. Not wanting to be known as the woman who almost rowed across the ocean, she returned in 1999 and crossed the Atlantic. Her book, A Pearl in the Storm, is about failure and recovery.
Wednesday, November 11, 7 p.m.
Terry Teachout
The Wall Street Journals drama critic and arts columnist has written a narrative biography of Louis Armstrong entitled Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, providing a portrait of the man, his world and his music. Using important new sources, Teachout crafts a sweeping narrative of the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century.
Tuesday, December 15, 7 p.m.
The events at the Highland Park Public Library are free and open to the public. Books will be for sale at the events and the events will conclude with a booksigning. The Highland Park Public Library strives to provide the highest quality Library services to community members for life-long learning, cultural enrichment, and enjoyment.
The Highland Park Public Library is located at 494 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park. The Library is open Monday Thursday 9 a.m. 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. 6 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. 5 p.m. For more information, please call (847) 432-0216 or visit hplibrary.org.
