Following the presentation\, Wingate will be available to sign books. A selection of her books will be available on- site for purchase. Doors will open at 6pm for registered attendees. \; \;
\nNOTE: If you are bringing a guest\, be sure to mark that i n your registration and list their name.
\nLisa Wingate is the #1 Ne w York Times \;bestselling author of Before We Were Yours\, which rema ined on the NYT list for more than two years and has sold more than 3 mill ion copies. She has written more than 30 novels and co-authored the nonfic tion book \;Before and After \;with journalist Judy Chris tie. Wingate's books have been translated into more than 40 languages and have appeared on bestseller lists worldwide. Shelterwood \;(2024) is h er 33rd release.
\nWingate is a Goodreads Choice Award winner\, an O klahoma Book Award finalist\, and a Southern Book Prize winner. Americans for More Civility\, a kindness watchdog organization\, selected her as a r ecipient of the National Civics Award\, which celebrates public figures wh o work to promote greater kindness and civility in American life. Booklist \;summed up her work by saying\, &ldquo\;Lisa Wingate is\, quite simp ly\, a master storyteller.&rdquo\;
\nWingate was inspired to become a writer by a first-grade teacher who said she expected to see Wingate&rsq uo\;s name in a magazine one day. She also entertained childhood dreams of being an Olympic gymnast and winning the National Finals Rodeo but was st alled by a mental block against backflips on the balance beam and by paren ts who stubbornly refused to finance a rodeo career. Wingate was lucky eno ugh to marry into a big family of tall tale enthusiasts who never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Wingate lives in Texas and Colorado with her family and her cuddly teddy bear of a dog\, Huckleberry.
\nThis event is funded in part by the Friends of the Library.
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