An Evening with Cheryl Strayed
August 9, 2012 at 9:34 am Marisa Eytalis Leave a comment
Join us for a pre-festival event of the Vegas Valley Book Festival, as Cheryl Strayed, the New York Times bestselling author of Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things and Torch, discusses her works in an uncensored conversation with author Maile Chapman on Wednesday, September 26 at 7 p.m. at the Clark County Library.
Oprah Winfrey selected Wild as the first book for her Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, and the memoir has been optioned for film by Reese Witherspoon’s production company. Strayed has published award-winning stories and essays in the New York Times Magazine, Allure and Elle to name a few.
Maile Chapman is the author of the novel Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto, short listed for the Guardian First Book Award and a finalist for the PEN Center USA literary award in fiction.
A book signing for both authors and reception will follow the talk. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit our website or call 507-3459.
The Vegas Valley Book Festival, scheduled for November 1-3, 2012, is produced by the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs; Las Vegas-Clark County Library District; UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute; AIGA, Las Vegas Chapter; Las Vegas Review-Journal; and Nevada Humanities, a festival Founder.
Entry filed under: Author Visits, Vegas Valley Book Festival. Tags: Cheryl Strayed, Maile Chapman, Vegas Valley Book Festival.
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