BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Columbus Metropolitan Library X-WR-CALNAME:Columbus Metropolitan Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd241e2d-175f-4c82-8585-71f438e18ed9 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260811T105731Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T160000 SUMMARY:Thrity Umrigar LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:39.9613728,-82.9893821 GEO:39.9613728;-82.9893821 DESCRIPTION:Thriller author Jessica Strawser in conversation with best-sel ling author THRITY UMRIGAR on book tour with her new thriller\, Missing Sa m..\nhttps://columbus.libnet.info/event/15030669 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Authors at the LibraryJessica Strawser in conversation with THRITY UMRIGAR< /h2>\n
Sunday\, February 1 | 2 p.m.
Audit orium | Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.
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1 p.m. | Library opens\, book sale by Prologue Bookshop
2 p. m. | Jessica Strawser in conversation with THRITY UMRIGAR
2:45 p.m.| Audience Q&\;A
3:00 p.m. | Book sale and signing
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
\n< p>Thrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of nine previous novels\, including \;Honor\, which was a Reese's Book Club Pick\, as well as four picture books and a memoir. Her b ooks have been published in over fifteen countries and in several language s. A former journalist\, she has contributed to the \;Washin gton Post\, the \;Boston Globe\, the&nbs p\;New York Times\, the \;Cleveland Plai n Dealer \;and other newspapers. \; She is a recipient o f the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard\, and winner of the Cleveland Arts Priz e\, the Seth Rosenberg prize and a Lambda Literary award. \;She is cu rrently a Distinguished University Professor of English at Case Western Re serve University.
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Read more about the author \;here.
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< strong>ABOUT THE MODERATOR
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Jessica Strawser \;is Editor-at-Large at \;Writer &rsquo\;s Digest\, where she served as editorial director for nearly a decade and became known for her in-depth cover interviews with such lumi naries as David Sedaris and Alice Walker. She&rsquo\;s the \;USA Today \;bestselling author of seven susp enseful book club novels\, including \;Almost Missed You\, a \;Barnes &\; Noble Best New Fiction \;pick\; \;Not That I Could Tell\,& nbsp\;a \;Book of the Month \;bestseller\; \;Forget You Know Me\, \;A Million Reasons Why\, and \;The Next Thing You Know\, a \;People \;Magaz ine Pick. Most recently\, \;The Last Caretaker \;was an Amazon Editors&rsquo\; First Reads selection and instant \;USA Today \;bestselle r in 2023. Her latest\, \;Catch You Later\, rece ived a Starred Review from ALA&rsquo\;s \;Booklist \;and became her second consecutive instant \;USA Today* \;bestseller in October 2024. She is the recipient of a 2024 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council.*
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Read more about Jessica here. \;
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\nEVENT DETAILS
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The event is free to the public but due to limited seating registration is requested.
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Both authors' books will be sold on site by \;Prologue Bookshop.
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Free parking ava ilable in Main Library's attached garage\, while available.
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Sunday\, February 1 | 2 p.m.Audit orium | Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

Sunday\, February 1 | 2 p.m.
Audit orium | Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.