45 Rowland Avenue\, Delaware\, OH 43015
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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Offsite:geo:40.298702,-83.0 677244 GEO:40.298702;-83.0677244 DESCRIPTION:Hear a moderated conversation with "New York Times" bestsellin g author Sarah Vowell\, as she discusses connections between the American past and present with her personal\, humorous accounts..\nhttps://delaware library.libnet.info/event/6069642 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:< strong>Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.
\nAuthor Presentation< /strong>: 7:00 p.m.
\nBook Signing: 8:00 p.m.
\nLocation: Chappelear Drama Center\, Ohio Wesleyan Univ ersity Campus
\nSarah Vowell is the \;New York Times be stselling author of seven nonfiction books on American history and culture . By examining the connections between the American past and present\, she offers personal\, often humorous accounts of everything from presidents a nd their assassins to colonial religious fanatics\, as well as thoughts on American Indians\, utopian dreamers\, pop music and the odd cranky cartog rapher. Her most recent book is entitled \;Lafayette in the Somew hat United States.
\nThe conversation will be moderated by Delaware County District Library Director George Needham. Questions will be accepted in advance and the night of the presentation. Please submit them to pr@delawarelibrary.org with t he subject &ldquo\;Sarah Vowell.&rdquo\;
\nBooks will be made availa ble for sale through Beanbag Books both in advance and the night of the event.
\nThe 2022 Author S eries is presented by the Delaware County District Library\, in partnershi p with the Friends of the Li brary and Beanbag Books.
\nTi ckets are $15 and will be made available via Eventbrite in February\, through the Friends of the Delaware County District Library. Click the Register button to the left prior to sign up t o receive notifications about Ms. Vowell's visit.
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Photo Credit: Owen Brooker
\nVowell&rsquo\;s book\, \;< a href="https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C746475">U nfamiliar Fishes \;is the intriguing history of our 50th stat e\, Hawaii\, annexed in 1898. Replete with a cast of beguiling and often t ragic characters\, including an overthrown Hawaiian queen\, whalers\, miss ionaries\, sugar barons\, Teddy Roosevelt and assorted con men\, \;Unf amiliar Fishes \;is another history lesson in Americana as only Vowell can tell it &ndash\; with brainy wit and droll humor.
\nThe Wor dy Shipmates \;examines the New England Puritans and their jo urney to and impact on America. She studies John Winthrop&rsquo\;s 1630 se rmon &ldquo\;A Model of Christian Charity&rdquo\; and the bloody story tha t resulted from American exceptionalism. And she also traces the relations hip of Winthrop\, Massachusetts&rsquo\; first governor\, and Roger William s\, the Calvinist minister who founded Rhode Island &ndash\; an unlikely f riendship that was emblematic of the polar extremes of the American founda tion. Throughout she reveals how American history can show up in the most unexpected places in our modern culture\, often in poignant ways.
\nHer book \;Assassination Vacation \;is a haunting an d surprisingly hilarious road trip to tourist sites devoted to the murders of presidents Lincoln\, Garfield and McKinley. Vowell examines what these acts of political violence reveal about our national character and our co ntemporary society.
\nShe is also the author of two essay collection s\, \;The Partly Cloudy Patriot \;and \;Tak e the Cannoli. Her first book \;Radio On\, is h er year-long diary of listening to the radio in 1995. \;She was guest editor for \;The \;Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017.
\nVowell was a contributing editor for the public radio show&
nbsp\;This American Life \;from 1996-2008\, where she produce
d numerous commentaries and documentaries and toured the country in many o
f the program&rsquo\;s live shows. She was one of the original contributor
s to \;McSweeney&rsquo\;s\, also participating in many of the
quarterly&rsquo\;s readings and shows. \;She has been a columnist for
\;Salon.com\, \;Time\, \;San Francisco Weekly\, \;and is a \;contributing op-ed writer \;for the \;
Vowell has made numerous appearances on the \;Late Show with David Letterman\, \;Late Night with Conan O&rsquo\;Brien \;and the \;Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She is th e voice of teen superhero Violet Parr in Brad Bird&rsquo\;s Academy Award- winning \;The Incredibles\, and its sequel\, \;Incred ibles 2\, from Pixar Animation Studios. \; \;
\nVowell \;was the president of the board of \;826NYC\, \;a nonprofit tutoring and writing center for students aged 6-18 in Brooklyn\, \;fro m its founding in 2004 \;until 2014. She is still a member of its advi sory board\, along with its sister organization in Los Angeles\, \;826 LA.
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