Readers & Writers Series 2008

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2PM
Location: Village Square Bookstore, Rte 23A, Main St., Village of Hunter, NY
Information: 518-263-2050
Free Admission

Acclaimed author Abigail Thomas will read from and discuss her latest book, Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door. Abigail was a former book editor and book agent before she started writing for publication. Her fifth book, A Three Dog Life, was named one of the best books of 2006 by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. She is also the author of the novel An Actual Life; two story collections, Getting Over Tom and Herb's Pajamas; and another memoir, Safekeeping. She teaches fiction writing in the graduate program at The New School.

“Abigail Thomas is a brilliant writer whose stories and memoirs I have loved for a long time. Now she has written a brilliant book about creating stories and memoirs, that is also a kind of memoir, rich with stories that made me sigh, laugh, wince with recognition, and actually even want to write. It is beautiful, charming, funny, painful, and will be of indescribable value and inspiration to anyone who wants to write anything.” —ANNE LAMONT.