LECTURES & LITERATURE

    Alumni Authors Series: Memoir Writing

    Alumni Authors Series: Memoir Writing

    Presented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House

    October 27, 2012


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    Buzz Bissinger, Cynthia Kaplan, Beth Kephart, and James Martin.

    Join alumni authors at Kelly Writers House as they read from and talk about their work in memoir. Panelists include Pulitzer Prize winner Buzz Bissinger (C'76), whose latest book is Father's Day: A Journey Into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son; essayist and performer Cynthia Kaplan (C'85), whose "true stories" are collected in Why I'm Like This and Leave the Building Quickly; Beth Kephart C'82, author of multiple memoirs and young-adult novels, and of the forthcoming Handling the Truth; and James Martin (W'82), author of In Good Company, which tells the story of his conversion from GE executive to Jesuit priest, and eight other books. Pennsylvania Gazette Editor John Prendergast (C'80) will moderate the discussion.


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      • Venue Info

        University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House

        3805 Locust Walk
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        FREE!

        Info Phone: 215-573-9748

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 27, 2012

        Times:

        4:30 pm

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