Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Wonderfully Informative And Often FREE!



Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook | Federal Donuts: The (Partially) True Spectacular StoryMonday, September 25, 2017 at 7:30 PM 
FREE | No tickets or reservations required
In conversation with Tom Henneman, Bob Logue, and Felicia D'Ambrosio
Moderated by Top Chef host Gail Simmons"Donut" miss the "hole" story of the Philly Fednuts mini-empire, from the owner of Zahav and the authors of the eponymously titled James Beard Award-winning cookbook.
William Taubman | Gorbachev  with Yuri Slezkine | The House of Government Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM 
FREE | No tickets or reservations required
A night of Soviet history with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Khrushchev biographer and the author of The Jewish Century
Salman Rushdie | The Golden House
with Claire Messud | The Burning Girl 
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30 PM 
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Auditorium sold out. In-house simulcast tickets available. Two of the English language's most esteemed novelists spin respective tales of an enigmatic Greenwich Village billionaire and two adolescents who find their bond tested. 
Of Interest
Author Talk: Jennifer Lin Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM 
FREE | Philadelphia City Institute Library
Author Jennifer Lin will present her book Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family. Details: 215-685-6621

Free Library Author Events
Andy Kahan, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Director, Author Events
Laura Kovacs, Associate Producer & Director
Jason Freeman, Production Associate

phone: 215-567-4341
email: authorevents@freelibrary.org 
General Information
Author Events are held in the Montgomery Auditorium at the Parkway 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 or reservations 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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