Kick-off 2014 Spring Authors!
The Authors! Authors! series, presented by The Blade and arranged by the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, is hosting three internationally acclaimed and immensely talented individuals this Spring.
The series is scheduled to kick off next Wednesday, March 5 with author Zadie Smith (Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd.). The celebrated British novelist grew up in working class London, and is the daughter of a black Jamaican mother and white English father. Smith’s acclaimed novel White Teeth (2000) was included in Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Best English-language Novels. Her On Beauty (2005) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and won the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. Her recent novel NW (2012) has been highly acclaimed, starred, and was nominated for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction.
On Thursday, May 1 Series officials will welcome Rick Atkinson (McMaster Center, Main Library, 325 Michigan St.). Born in Munich, and raised in the United States, Atkinson has won Pulitzer Prizes in history and journalism. He formally wrote for the Washington Post before turning to writing on military history. His Liberation Trilogy, with the third book being published this year, The Guns at Last Night: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, details the history of the American role in the liberation of Europe in World War II.
On Wednesday, May 14 Authors! Authors! brings to the Greater Toledo area The Fonz himself, Henry Winkler (Stranahan Theater).
Winkler is unquestionably a cultural icon for his acting, but may surprise as an equally engaging advocate for literacy as well, having managed Dyslexia throughout his life. He has reinvented himself for every generation (as of late his acting appearances include Arrested Development, Children’s Hospital, and Royal Pains. Winkler is also the author of the semi-autobiographical children’s book series Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever, which is being made into a children’s television series on the BBC.
At each program, authors will speak for about an hour, followed by a short question and answer session. After the program, they will be available to sign copies of their works. Books will be available for purchase at each program from Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
Tickets are $10/$8 for students, and are available at all Library locations. For more information, call 419.259.5266 for tickets or more details.
Press Release Contact Name: Rhonda Sewell
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Organization Name: Lucas County Public Library
Organization Address: Toledo, OH