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SUMMARY:Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult
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DESCRIPTION:Step into Spring with us as we chat with the highly acclaimed 
 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel\, By
  Any Other Name. .\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12909793
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>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.</p>\n<p>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?</p>\n<p>Told in intertwining na
 rratives\,&nbsp\;<em>By Any Other Name</em>&nbsp\;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!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br /
 >About the Author:&nbsp\;Jodi Picoult is the #1&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\
 ;bestselling author of twenty-nine novels\, including&nbsp\;<em>By Any Oth
 er Name</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Mad Honey</em>&nbsp\;(co-authored with Jennifer F
 inney Boylan)\,&nbsp\;<em>Wish You Were Here\, The Book of Two Ways\, A Sp
 ark of Light\, Small Great Things\, Leaving Time</em>\,&nbsp\;and<em>&nbsp
 \;My Sister&rsquo\;s Keeper\,</em>&nbsp\;and\, with daughter Samantha van 
 Leer\, two young adult novels\,&nbsp\;<em>Between the Lines&nbsp\;</em>and
 &nbsp\;<em>Off the Page</em>. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.
 </p>\n<p><em>Please be aware that registration is done through a third par
 ty\, and you may be asked to share your email address and/or phone number.
 </em></p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things&nbsp\;to do at MCPL?</p>\n<p>Che
 ck out other <strong><span style="color: #3366ff\;"><a href="https://mcpl.
 libnet.info/events?&amp\;t=Lectures%20and%20Discussions&amp\;r=thismonth" 
 style="color: #3366ff\;">lectures and discussions</a></span></strong> happ
 ening in the library or find out how to&nbsp\;<span style="color: #3366ff\
 ;"><strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.h
 tml" style="color: #3366ff\;">Get a Library Card</a></strong></span>.</p>\
 n<table border="1" style="width: 100%\; border-collapse: collapse\; border
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 ody>\n<tr>\n<td style="width: 100%\;">\n<p><strong>By joining this Virtual
  MCPL program\, you agree to abide by our&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomer
 ycountymd.gov/library/policies/behavior.html">rules of conduct</a>.&nbsp\;
 Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem
  your behavior to be inappropriate\, to ensure the safety of staff and cus
 tomers.</strong></p>\n<p><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/p
 olicies/zoom.html"><strong>Learn about MCPL's Zoom Security Settings</stro
 ng></a></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Re
 quests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should requ
 est&nbsp\;English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation&nbsp
 \;at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to att
 end. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at
  240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/
 2023</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/12909793
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