**Questions for the speaker can be submitted on the Registration page.**
\nStep into Spring w ith us as we chat with the highly acclaimed \;New York Times bestselling \;author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel\, \;B y Any Other Name. \;
\nIn 1581\, Emilia Bassano&mdash\;like most young women of her day&mdash\;is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain&rsquo\;s mistress\, she has access to all theaters i n England and finds a way to secretly bring her work to the stage. And yet \, creating some of the world&rsquo\;s greatest dramatic masterpieces come s at great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name\, she will write her own out of history.
\nIn the present\, playwright Melina Green h as just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancesto r Emilia 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 autho r\, just for a chance to see her work performed?
\nTold in intertwin ing narratives\, \;By Any Other Name \;is a sweeping tale of ambition\, courage\, and desire that asks what price each woman is wil ling to pay to see their work live on&mdash\;even if it means they will be forgotten. Register now to join the wondrous conversation! \;
\nAbout the Author:
\nJodi Picoult is the #1 \;< em>New York Times \;bestselling author of twenty-nine novels\, in cluding \;By Any Other Name\, \;Mad Honey \; (co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan)\, \;Wish You Were Here\, The Book of Two Ways\, A Spark of Light\, Smal l Great Things\, Leaving Time\, \;and \;My Siste r&rsquo\;s Keeper\, \;and\, with daughter Samantha van Leer\, two young adult novels\, \;Between the Lines \;and \;Off the Page. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.
\nhttp s://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/12923971 URL;VALUE=URI:https://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/12923971 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/edisonpubliclibrary/Jodi_P icoult.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR