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May 2013
May 1, 2013
Bunker Hill: Ye olde Boston strong
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editor David Shribman, in his April 27th review of the book for The Boston Globe, writes that Philbrick has delivered "a masterpiece of narrative and perspective…a Boston book, about a revolution that started in Boston and spread, about a battle that changed the city even as it changed the country, about men who came of age in Boston and in turn prompted Boston to come of age."Read the whole interview here: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/books/bunker-hill-ye-olde-boston-strong-685304/
And don't miss Nathaniel Philbrick at Writers LIVE @ CLP-Main on Thursday, May 16th at 6pm. The event is free, but registration is required. Register here: http://pittsburghlectures.culturaldistrict.org/production/36030/nathaniel-philbrick
May 1, 2013
Writers LIVE with Nathaniel Philbrick - Thursday, May 16th
For Immediate ReleaseMay 9, 2013
Contact: Eryn Morgan, 412-578-2464, emorgan@pittsburghlectures.org
National Book Award winning author Nathaniel Philbrick
with Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution
Writers LIVE @CLP-Main
Thursday, May 16, 2013, 6pm
with Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution
Writers LIVE @CLP-Main
Thursday, May 16, 2013, 6pm
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) – Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh announce a book talk and reading with award-winning history writer Nathaniel Philbrick, Thursday, May 16, 2013, 6 pm, at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main in Oakland. The event is scheduled for the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. Check the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures website for updates, www.pittsburghlectures.org or call the Library at 412-622-3114.
Nathaniel Philbrick’s visit is part of Writers LIVE @ CLP - Main, a series of free live appearances from nationally acclaimed authors and promising up-and-comers with personal or literary connections to Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania.
Nathaniel Philbrick will present a talk and reading from his new book, Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution. In this meticulously researched history, Philbrick sheds new light on pre-Revolutionary Boston, and the years and events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill, the conflict that ignited the American Revolution. Bunker Hill is described by The Washington Post (4.25.13) as “tightly focused and richly detailed.” and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4.28.13) writes that, “With his usual skill, Nathaniel Philbrick recasts the start of the American Revolution.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editor David Shribman, in his April 27th review of the book for The Boston Globe, writes that Philbrick has delivered “a masterpiece of narrative and perspective…a Boston book, about a revolution that started in Boston and spread, about a battle that changed the city even as it changed the country, about men who came of age in Boston and in turn prompted Boston to come of age.”
A leading character in Philbrick’s account, Dr. Joseph Warren, seldom mentioned in history books, occupies a pivotal place in the narrative. Warren’s role as the on-the-ground leader of the patriots in Massachusetts might have made him a major player in the Revolution, had he not perished in the battle at Bunker Hill. Full of new details brought to light with fresh perspective, Bunker Hill passionately reconstructs the revolutionary landscape in a mesmerizing narrative of the robust, messy, blisteringly real origins of America
Nathaniel Philbrick is the acclaimed author of six works of non-fiction, including The Last Stand (2010), Mayflower (2006), Sea of Glory (2004), and In the Heart of the Sea (2000), which won the National Book Award for non-fiction in 2000. Born in Pittsburgh, Nathaniel Philbrick is known for his maritime histories and books that uncover history largely forgotten by the general public. He’s been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and had several New York Times bestsellers and his newest book, Bunker Hill, has been optioned for a movie by Warner Bros.
The May 16 program with Nathaniel Philbrick will take place at 6 pm, followed by a book signing with the author. The event is free and open to the public with registration required. Event registration is available online at pittsburghlectures.org or by calling Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures at 412.622.8866. Independent bookseller Mystery Lovers Bookshop will be on site for book sales.
May 1, 2013
W is for... Wasted
Read a USA Today interview with Sue Grafton here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/05/01/sue-grafton-kinsey-millhone/2121647/ Get a sneak peek at her new cover for W is for Wasted! And don't miss Sue Grafton at the LITERARY EVENINGS on Monday, October 7, 2013. Subscribe today!May 2, 2013
2013-14 Literary Evenings Season Announced
FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013, 9am:Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces Speakers for 2013-14 Literary Evenings,
Monday Night Lecture Series, Carnegie Music Hall, 7:30pm
Monday Night Lecture Series, Carnegie Music Hall, 7:30pm
Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Moss Opens 23rd Season
with SALT, SUGAR, FAT
with SALT, SUGAR, FAT
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures is pleased to announce the following speakers scheduled to appear for the 2013-14 Literary Evenings, Monday Night Lecture Series, sponsored by The Drue Heinz Trust:
• September 23, 2013, Michael Moss, Journalism, (Salt, Sugar, Fat)
• October 7, 2013, Sue Grafton, Fiction; Mystery (New Release, W Is For Wasted)
• October 21, 2013, Ian Frazier, Fiction; Non-Fiction; Essays (The Cursing Mommy’s Book of Days, Travels in Siberia)
• November 4, 2013, David Nasaw, Biography (The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life & Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy, Andrew Carnegie)
• November 25, 2013, Amy Tan, Fiction (New Release, The Valley of Amazement)
• December 9, 2013, George Saunders, Short Fiction (The Tenth of December)
• January 27, 2014, Ayelet Waldman, Fiction; Novelist (New Release, Love and Treasure)
• February 10, 2014, Helene Cooper, Journalism; Memoir (The House at Sugar Beach)
• March 10, 2014, Colum McCann, Fiction (New Release, Transatlantic, Let the Great World Spin)
• April 7, 2014, Ann Patchett, Fiction, Essays (New Release, This Is The Story of a Happy Marriage)
New York Times investigative journalist Michael Moss, who popularized the term “pink slime” in his 2009 investigation of the beef processing industry, will present the season’s first lecture on the findings in his new best-seller, Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. Other highlights of the season include Sue Grafton who will appear in October with a new Alphabet Series mystery, David Nasaw who will discuss the life and times of Joe Kennedy fifty years after John Kennedy’s assassination, and Ayelet Waldman who arrives in January 2014 with her first historical novel, based on the legendary WW2 Hungarian “gold train.”
The 2013-14 Literary Evenings, Monday Night Lecture Series is presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures with sponsorship support from the Drue Heinz Trust, in association with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. This will be the twenty-third consecutive season of Pittsburgh’s premier literary lecture series. All programs will be presented on selected Monday evenings at 7:30pm in Oakland’s historic Carnegie Music Hall.
“It’s one of our most eclectic slates ever,” says Jayne Adair, Executive Director of Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, explaining that “the audience for this series has wide-ranging literary tastes. They like biography, mystery, food writing, novels, and most of all they like to hear great writers who are also great speakers. Our goal is to bring the diverse parts of our community together around the ideas expressed by an articulate writer, and that’s what we’ve been doing for twenty-three years.”
Tickets for the 2013-14 Literary Evenings, Monday Night Lecture Series are now available to order in both full-season and smaller partial subscription packages. Tickets can be also purchased for individual lectures, beginning June 3, 2013. Student tickets are available for $10 with student identification. Other group discounts are also available, including a discount for book clubs. More information is available by calling Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, 412-622-8866, or by visiting www.pittsburghlectures.org
On-site book sales are provided exclusively by Mystery Lovers Bookshop, an independent book store in Oakmont, PA.
For more information, please contact Jayne Adair, 412-622-8866, or jadair@pittsburghlectures.org