Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Great Fall Author Events, Free Library Of Philadelphia

Tickets for Fall 2013 Author Events at the Free Library of Philadelphia go on sale Friday, August 23 at 10:00 AM!

Look at this great lineup!

Subscription Orders
We're pleased to continue to offer Flexible Subscription Packages. Purchasing a subscription package is a great way to show your support for this award-winning program. Please note that your event selection is subject to ticket availability. Call 215-567-4341 to place your subscription order.

Single Ticket Orders 
Order single tickets online at freelibrary.org/authorevents or by phone at 1-800-595-4TIX (4849).

Free Events
No tickets or reservations are required for free Author Events. Seating is first come, first seated. Visit us online for details about all of these events and more.
 
See you at the Library!
Event Rescheduled!
Amis RushdieSalman Rushdie | Joseph Anton   
with Martin Amis | Lionel Asbo
 
 
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture
We will honor tickets purchased for the original event, which was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, and issue refunds to ticket holders who cannot attend on the new date.

Martin Amis skewers English tabloid culture in his 13th novel.

Joseph Anton is Salman Rushdie's long-awaited memoir of his time in hiding after the publication of The Satanic Verses.
Ticketed Author Event Series Highlights 

McMillan WardTerry McMillan | Who Asked You 
with Jesmyn Ward | Men We Reaped
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Family bonds are tested in the new novel from Terry McMillan, author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.


Men We Reaped is a piercing memoir about poverty and loss from Jesmyn Ward, the National Book Award-winning author ofSalvage the Bones.
Lahiri_JhumpaJhumpa Lahiri | The Lowland 
Monday, September 30, 2013

The Lowland is an intimate portrayal of unraveling family ties by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies.
Conroy_PatPat Conroy | The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Bestselling author Pat Conroy recounts the tender final days of the abusive father he first laid bare in The Great Santini.
Chopra_DeepakDeepak Chopra | What Are You Hungry For?: The Chopra Solution to Permanent Weight Loss, Well-Being, and Lightness of Soul Monday, November 18, 2013 
"The poet-prophet of alternative medicine" (Time) outlines an approach to eating that will lead to permanent weight loss and spiritual well-being.
Goodwin_DorisKearnsDoris Kearns Goodwin | The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
Monday, December 2, 2013
Pine Tree Foundation Endowed Lecture 
Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin examines the first decade of the Progressive Era through the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his successor, William Howard Taft.
Free Author Event Series Highlights
McBride_JamesJames McBride | The Good Lord Bird
Thursday, September 12, 2013
In former One Book, One Philadelphia author James McBride's new novel, a boy born into slavery joins abolitionist John Brown's crusade.
Hoffman_AliceAlice Hoffman | Survival Lessons  
Monday, October 21, 2013

In her first work of nonfiction, Alice Hoffman shares her suggestions for finding beauty in the world during a crisis of illness or loss.
Fagen_DonaldDonald Fagen | Eminent Hipsters 
In conversation with David Dye
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Eminent Hipsters is a revealing memoir about music and life on the road from the cofounder of Steely Dan.
Tartt_DonnaDonna Tartt | The Goldfinch
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The acclaimed author of The Secret Historyshares her long-awaited third novel.
Brown_LesterLester Brown | Breaking New Ground: A Personal History 
Thursday, December 12, 2013
The founder of the Earth Policy and Worldwatch Institutes presents a memoir tracing his rise from small-farm childhood to leadership as a global environmental activist.
Free Library Author Events
Andy Kahan, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Director, Author Events
Laura Kovacs, Associate Director
Jason Freeman, Program Assistant

phone: 215-567-4341
email: authorevents@freelibrary.org 
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General Information
Author Events are held in the Montgomery Auditorium at theParkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, unless noted. Events generally consist of a talk by the author and a Q & A period with the audience followed by a book signing. Books are sold on-site. Seating begins 45 minutes prior to event start times. No tickets orreservations are required for Free Author Events. 

Live American Sign Language translation of Author Events is provided upon request. Please call the Author Events Office at least two weeks in advance to request this service.

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