BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Indianapolis Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Indianapolis Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96977bfc-8e36-4571-ad1c-dbbb167a7a29 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260724T060959Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Wordsmith and Wonder LOCATION:Online\nOnline X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X -TITLE=Online:geo:39.8007869,-86.1584839 GEO:39.8007869;-86.1584839 DESCRIPTION:Step into Spring with us as we chat with the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel\, "B y Any Other Name.".\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/12768076 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In 1581\, Emilia Bassano&mdash\;like most young women of her day&mdash\;is allowed no voice of her own. But as the L ord Chamberlain&rsquo\;s mistress\, she has access to all theaters in Engl and and finds a way to secretly bring her work to the stage. And yet\, cre ating some of the world&rsquo\;s greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at g reat cost: by paying a man for the use of his name\, she will write her ow n out of history.

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In the present\, playwright Melina Green has jus t written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emil ia Bassano. Although the challenges are different four hundred years later \, the playing field is still not level for women in theater. Would Melina &mdash\;like Emilia&mdash\;be willing to forfeit her credit as author\, ju st for a chance to see her work performed?

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Told in intertwining na rratives\, \;By Any Other Name \;is a sweeping tale of am bition\, courage\, and desire that asks what price each woman is willing t o pay to see their work live on&mdash\;even if it means they will be forgo tten. Register now to join the wondrous conversation! \;

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About the Author: \;

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Jodi Picoult is the #1& nbsp\;New York Times \;bestselling author of twenty-nine novels\, incl uding \;By Any Other Name\, \;Mad Honey \;(c o-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan)\, \;Wish You Were Here\, The Book of Two Ways\, A Spark of Light\, Small Great Things\, Leaving Time\, \;and \;My Sister& rsquo\;s Keeper\, \;and\, with daughter Samantha van Leer\, two y oung adult novels\, \;Between the Lines \;and \;O ff the Page. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.

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