Come see our Fall 2010 Evenings with Authors!

The Thurber House Evenings with Authors Program continues to bring you a stellar roster of writing talent that crosses all genres; many of them award winners and bestsellers. Thurber House’s mission is to celebrate the written word for the education and entertainment of the broadest possible audience, and to continue the legacy of James Thurber. The Evenings with Authors series is a commitment to that mission and to you, our audience. We hope you will take pride in the diversity of authors who have already visited, and take pleasure in all those yet to come.

What are Evenings with Authors?

Evenings with Authors begin at 7:30 p.m. The featured guest reads from his or her most recent work, chats about writing, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. Each event closes with a coffee and cookies reception and an opportunity to buy the author’s book(s) and get them signed.

- Tickets are $18 in advance($15 for students and seniors) or $20 at the door ($18 for students and seniors.)
- A full series of 4 events are $68 for adults, $56 for students and seniors.
- You can also order a mini-series that includes one ticket to any three readings of your choice for $52 for adults and $42 for students/seniors.

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Thurber House Presents: The Author's Table

The Author’s Table dinners are a terrific way for a limited number of people to get up close and personal with an author. This is an opportunity not only to share a great meal with your favorite author (or get to know an author new to you), but also to talk about their work in a more intimate setting; to get reserved seating at the event; and to get your book signed ahead of time.

Price for dinner is $40 and includes the reading and reserved seating at the event.

For more information about having dinner with an author, please call Anne Touvell at Thurber House, 614-464-1032 ext. 10.

A Very Special Offer!

Buy a full season subscription of readings and Author's Table dinners for the Fall 2010 Evenings with Authors series, and receive a special discount!

Tickets are typically $40 per person per dinner/reading–but you can order this special Author's Table Full Season Subscription for just $140!

For more information about this special offer, please call Anne Touvell at Thurber House, 614-464-1032 ext. 10.

Thrity Umrigar: The Weight of Heaven

© Robert Muller
Friday, September 10, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Avenue
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Thrity Umrigar brings the scent of spices and the vibrant Indian culture to life in her latest book, The Weight of Heaven. This emotionally charged story of a couple, who travels from the United States to India after the loss of their son, captures the hardship of their transition and the hope for enlightenment. Umrigar is the author of three other novels, and a memoir. She is an associate professor of English at Case Western Reserve University.
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David Rakoff: Half Empty

© Paul Roosin
Monday, September 27, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Avenue
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Hilarious New York Times bestselling author, David Rakoff, brings you another witty collection of essays about life’s absurdities. Half Empty displays Rakoff’s Oscar-Wilde-worthy cultural criticisms, and leaves readers with the advice to always assume the worst, so you’ll never be disappointed–and you definitely won’t be disappointed with this book! Rakoff has written for New York Times Magazine, GQ and is a frequent contributor on Public Radio International.
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James L. Swanson: Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Dead Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse

© Jerry Bauer
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Avenue
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As President Lincoln’s body travels 1700 miles to its final resting place, the chase is on for Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the man believed, at first, to have murdered Lincoln–not John Wilkes Booth! Bloody Crimes is New York Times bestselling author James Swanson’s second historical true crime novel. Bloody Crimes follows the flight, and travel of these two fallen legends through the bloody landscape of a wounded nation. Born on Lincoln’s birthday, Swanson has studied and collected artifacts about the 16th President since he was ten years old. Click here purchase tickets online.
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Lisa Scottoline: My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space

© April Narby
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Avenue
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Back with her second collection of true-life stories, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline reels you in with My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space. With no more husbands, and her daughter off on her own, Scottoline details her adventures (or misadventures) of her now single life, and a house with more closets for her shoes! Scottoline will be joined on stage with her daughter, Francesca –a frequent contributor to her mother’s Philadelphia Inquirer column, “Chick Wit.”
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Special thanks to Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and the Westin Columbus for their ongoing support of the Evenings with Authors series. Thanks also to the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Ohio Arts Council, Thrive in Five, and the Barbara J. Haddox and the Frederic W. and Elizabeth E. Heimberger funds of The Columbus Foundation, and to our media sponsor, WOSU Public Media.