Fall 2009 Authors! Authors! Series
Mark your calendars for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library 2009 Fall Authors! Authors! series presented by The Blade.
Authors! Authors! events will take place at the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Boulevard and begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Tickets are available for purchase at all Toledo-Lucas County Public Library locations and are limited in quantity. Student discounts are available. For more information, please call 419.259.5266.
Authors appearing in the Fall 2009 series |
Monday, October 5, 2009 - Neil Gaiman
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Best-selling fantasy author, comic book writer
Neil Gaiman has long been one of the top writers in modern comics, as well as writing books for readers of all ages. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living, post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama. He is the creator and writer of the cult DC Comics series Sandman, and his 2008 Newbery Award-winning children’s work The Graveyard Book. Gaiman has made a splash in film for co-penning the scripts for Beowulf and Stardust.
Neil Gaiman's books will be available for sale. In place of a traditional book signing, autographed book plates will be available to the first 150 people in line after his talk.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Christopher Buckley
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Best-selling author, social & political satirist
Christopher Buckley is the author of thirteen books, including his 2008 best-seller Supreme Courtship. He has been hailed as “the quintessential political novelist of his time” by Fortune Magazine. His lectures provide a comedic look at national political and world affairs. Buckley’s latest book, Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir, partly documents Buckley’s coping with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement. He serves as editor-in-chief of the magazine Forbes FYI.
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At each program, authors will speak for about an hour, followed by a short question and answer session. Following the program, they will be available to sign copies of their books. Books will be available for purchase at the program from Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
Now in its fifteenth year, Authors! Authors! has welcomed some of the biggest names - straight off the bestsellers lists - into the Great Hall of the Stranahan Theater for an evening of discussion, Q&A and book signings. Some of the names from the Authors! Authors! past include Dr. Robert Ballard, Mary Higgins Clark, David Halberstam, Bill Keane, Robert Kennedy Jr., Terry McMillan, David McCullough, John Updike and Jonathan Kozol.
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