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SUMMARY:Politics\, Intrigue & History
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual talk with Amor Towles\, author of The Lincoln Highwa
 y.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/9003834
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Heralded as a writer of irresistible\, mar
 velous\, and gorgeously crafted books of beauty\, Amor Towles has garnered
  worldwide acclaim with book sales totaling more than 6 million copies wor
 ldwide.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In this virtual talk\, Towles discusses his incredi
 ble body of work and his most recent historical fiction novel\, <em>The Li
 ncoln Highway</em>\, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller 
 list and was included in their 100 Notable Books of 2021. It was a Today S
 how "Read with Jenna" book club pick\, a Washington Post "Best Book of the
  Year\," one of Barack Obama&rsquo\;s favorite books of 2021\, and one of 
 Bill Gates&rsquo\; "5 Great Books for the Summer."</p>\n<h5>About the Auth
 or</h5>\n<p>Born and raised in the Boston area\, Amor Towles graduated fro
 m Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University.&nbs
 p\; His next book\,&nbsp\;<em>Table for Two</em>\, is a collection of shor
 t stories to be published in April 2024. He is the 2023 Peggy V. Helmerich
  Distinguished Author Award recipient. Having worked as an investment prof
 essional for over twenty years\, Towles now devotes himself full-time to w
 riting in Manhattan\, where he lives with his wife and two children.</p>\n
 <p>Explore <a href="https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=T
 owles%2C%20Amor&amp\;searchType=author">Amor Towles</a> in our collection<
 /p>\n<h5>Attending Online</h5>\n<p>This live\, virtual event is presented 
 by BPL's digital resource\,&nbsp\;Library Speakers Consortium\, which cura
 tes virtual presentations with top authors from around the world.&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p><a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl/32155/register">Register</a> to a
 ttend this virtual talk live and submit questions in advance for the autho
 r.</p>\n<p>After the event date\, watch the talk any time through <a href=
 "https://libraryc.org/bpl">Library Speakers Consortium</a></p>\nhttps://bp
 l.libnet.info/event/9003834
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