SATURDAY, JUNE 21 | 2 PM REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK
Authors Marcia Butler and Karen Blankfeld will discuss their latest books with us online. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
About the Authors
Marcia Butler’s nationally acclaimed memoir, The Skin Above My Knee, was one of the Washington Post’s “Top ten noteworthy moments in classical music in 2017”. Her debut novel, Pickle’s Progress, was hailed by Richard Russo: “The four main characters in Pickle’s Progress seems more alive than most of the people we know in real life because their fears and desires are so nakedly exposed.” For her second novel, Oslo, Maine, Bethanne Patrick of Literary Hub noted, “The author’s deep compassion for a different species means that you will wonder why more writers don’t choose to include all manner of beasts in their narratives.” In her recently released third novel, Dear Virginia, Wait For Me, Marcia draws a sensitive portrait of a young woman who, with the help of her inner voice who she believes is Virginia Woolf, attempts to overcome the psychological damages wrought by her troubled upbringing. Best-selling author, Jonathan Lee, writes: “Her protagonist believes she’s being guided by the voice of Virginia Woolf, but it is Butler’s voice — comforting and astute, alive to the music of kindness as well as betrayal — that holds you to the end.” Prior to becoming an author, Marcia was a professional musician, and then an interior designer. During her thirty-year musical career, she performed as a principal oboist and soloist on the most renowned of New York and international stages, with many high-profile musicians and orchestras. Her interior design projects have been published in numerous shelter magazines and range up and down the East Coast, from Boston to NYC to Miami. After four decades in New York City, Marcia now calls New Mexico home. http://www.marciabutler.com
Keren Blankfeld is an award-winning journalist who has written for the New York Times, The Smithsonian, and others. Her first book, Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story, was published in 2024, and is being translated to 16 languages. Keren began her journalism career reporting on a sewage facility in New Jersey. In 2008 she joined Forbes Magazine where she wrote about billionaires and served as a staff writer and editor. She now writes about immigrants and refugees. Keren has been a guest on CNN, BBC World News and E! Entertainment. She teaches reporting and writing at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
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