| Here Comes Summer! Tickets for our summer events go on sale on Friday, April 11 at 10 AM via our website or by phone at 1-800-595-4849. As always, we will welcome many important writers to the Library for free events, which do not require a ticket or reservation. Please see our ticketed events below, and a full list of all of our upcoming events on the right side of this email. See you at the Library! |
Jessye Norman | Stand Up Straight and Sing!
In conversation with Tracey Matisak Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 7:30 PM  One of the world's most accomplished opera singers, Jessye Norman faced the challenges of growing up under the struggles of racism in the Deep South. Following a long tradition of American sopranos who have refused to be constrained by societal limits, Norman is "one of those once-in-a-generation singers who is not simply following in the footsteps of others, but is staking out her own niche in the history of singing" (New York Times). She is the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor, five Grammies, and dozens of international prizes. Stand Up Straight and Sing is an account of her inspiring life. |
Bill Geist and Willie Geist | Good Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have Friday, June 6, 2014 at 7:30 PM
 Father-son collaborators Bill and Willie Geist are both popular television journalists and bestselling authors in their own right. Bill Geist has been correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning since 1987, for which he has received two Emmys for his everyman reportage of Americana. He has contributed to 60 Minutes II, CBS Sports, and the New York Times, and his books include Little League Confidentialand Way Off the Road. Willie Geist is co-host of NBC'S Todayprogram and of MSNBC's Morning Joe. He is a contributor to NBC News and Sports and wrote American Freak Show. Told in a back-and-forth style that riffs on pop culture and family life, Good Talk, Dad is a testament to the Geists' hilarious and endearing relationship. |
| John Waters | Carsick In conversation with Wesley Stace Friday, June 13, 2014 at 7:30 PM  Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," John Waters hitchhikes from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely highways and risky drivers, celebrating America's weird, surprising, and generous citizenry in his new bookCarsick. Described by William Burroughs as "The Pope of Trash," the legendary filmmaker, actor, and writer is famous for his cult films, including Pink Flamingos,Hairspray, Polyester, Cry Baby, and Serial Mom. Waters is the author of several previous books, including Shock Value, Crackpot, and Role Models, and This Filthy World, his touring one-man show. |
| Diana Gabaldon | Written in My Own Heart's Blood Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 7:30 PM  "A feast for ravenous readers of eighteenth-century Scottish history, heroism and romance" (Kirkus), Diana Gabaldon's New York Times bestselling Outlander novels contain elements of mystery, adventure, and science fiction in telling the extraordinary story of 18th century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th century wife, Claire. Her new book--the eighth in the series--marches through revolutionary Philadelphia and onto the battlefields, where a family's loyalties, danger, romance, and death lay on the front line. |
| 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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