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Ridgewood NJ, all New! Live Virtual Format! Friends of the Ridgewood Library 31st Author Luncheon will look a little different this year and will happen online via Zoom. We look forward to resuming our in-person Author Luncheon in the spring of 2022.
EVENT AND TICKET INFORMATION
This fundraising event is online this year via Zoom webinar. Tickets start at $25 and include one (1) Zoom link, which will be sent in a separate email closer to event date. Approximate running time is between 1 and 1.5 hours.
Our Silent Auction will also be virtual! Items and bidding will begin a week prior to the event via the “Handbid” website/app. More information to follow.
An optional Greek-themed snack box is available for purchase with your ticket. The snack box, courtesy of longtime Author Luncheon sponsor Kontos Foods, includes a variety of Mediterranean dips, cocktail flat breads and baklava. The snack box must be picked up at the Ridgewood Public Library (125 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ) on the Monday or Tuesday prior to our Wednesday event, between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm. (Deadline to order is April 7th.)
Books by Madeline Miller (Circe and Song of Achilles) can be purchased separately through Bookends, Ridgewood’s local bookseller, at www.book-ends.com, and all books will include an Author Luncheon bookplate signed by Madeline. Books may be picked up at Bookends or shipped anywhere in the U.S. for an additional charge. Please show your support for Madeline Miller by purchasing her book at this beloved local business.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
MADELINE MILLER Madeline grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. She has taught and tutored Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students for over fifteen years. THE SONG OF ACHILLES, her first novel, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a New York Times Bestseller. Her second novel, CIRCE, was an instant number 1 New York Times bestseller, and won the Indies Choice Best Adult Fiction of the Year Award and the Indies Choice Best Audiobook of the Year Award, as well as being shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Circe also won The Red Tentacle Award, an American Library Association Alex Award (adult books of special interest to teen readers), and the 2018 Elle Big Book Award. It is currently being adapted for a series with HBO Max. Please visit www.MadelineMiller.com for the latest updates and information.
HARLAN COBEN With over 75 million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben is the #1 New York Times author of thirty one novels including THE BOY FROM THE WOODS, RUN AWAY, FOOL ME ONCE, TELL NO ONE and the renowned Myron Bolitar series. His books are published in 45 languages around the globe. Harlan is the creator and executive producer of several Netflix television dramas including THE STRANGER, SAFE, THE FIVE, and THE WOODS. He lives in New Jersey. Please visit www.HarlanCoben.com for the latest updates and information, or follow him on his very entertaining Twitter feed at @HarlanCoben.
FRIENDS OF THE RIDGEWOOD LIBRARY is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to raise funds outside the library’s operating budget in order to provide cultural and educational programming and enhance its comprehensive collections.
Held annually since1990, the Author Luncheon is one of Friends’ keystone fundraising events. Previous authors have included Min Jin Lee, Jamie Ford, Lisa See, Khaled Hosseini, Mary Higgins Clark, and many, many more.