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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Jessica Handler
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DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed author Jessica Handler as she discusses her nov
 el\, "The World to See\," about a young woman who reinvents herself and is
  forced to confront her past at the cost of being truly seen..\nhttps://gw
 innettpl.libnet.info/event/16124139
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>When teenager Nadine Harvey helps her best
  friend hide a disturbing secret\, she&rsquo\;s also concealing her own de
 epest truth: she&rsquo\;ll do almost anything to be wanted. Five years and
  three thousand miles later\, Nadine is thrilled when her idol\, Celeste&m
 dash\;a rock singer known as &ldquo\; the oracle&rdquo\; &mdash\; befriend
 s her. As Celeste&rsquo\;s career begins to falter\, she launches a bold p
 rogram encouraging women to speak their truths. Nadine eagerly becomes her
  business partner\, but as their ambitions clash\, their alliance starts t
 o unravel. Determined to hide their growing rift\, Celeste and Nadine invi
 te their mothers to a high-profile awards gala. When painful histories res
 urface\, each woman must confront how she sees herself&mdash\; and how the
  world sees her.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">Books will 
 be available for sale and signing from&nbsp\;Bookmiser.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p sty
 le="text-align: center\;"><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-im
 ages/editor/gwinnettpl/Bookmiser_Logo.jpg" width="100" height="37" alt="" 
 /></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong>Registration is requested.
 &nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">* By registering\, y
 ou consent to signing up for the monthly Adult Programs newsletter.&nbsp\;
 </p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-ima
 ges/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Jessica_Handler.jpg" width="67" height="101" alt=
 "" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Handler</strong> is the acclaimed a
 uthor of award-winning novels and celebrated nonfiction\, with features on
  NPR\, in Tin House\, Electric Literature\, The Bitter Southerner\, The Wa
 shington Post\, and elsewhere.</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.li
 bnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/Jill_Cox-Cordova.png" width="7
 8" height="81" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Moderator</strong> Jill 
 Cox-Cordova holds an MFA from the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing 
 in Louisville\, Kentucky\, and a master&rsquo\;s degree in broadcast journ
 alism from Northwestern University. She freelanced for <em>Essence</em> ma
 gazine and produced at such media outlets as CNN.com and MSNBC. Now she wr
 ites nonfiction and fiction.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/ev
 ent/16124139
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