On June 30th I launched my new event series: Literally Speaking: Author House Parties. My first guest was author Lorene Cary.
Lorene Cary is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of Art Sanctuary, and author of the memoir Black Ice and the novel The Price of a Child, the 2003 selection for One Book, One Philadelphia.
The event featured Cary’s newly-published book, If Sons Then Heirs, which tells a complex story of family, race, and the challenges of reconciling the present with a persistent past. Publishers Weekly says: “Cary pairs generations of loving, and loyal individuals with social history, making for an absorbing and moving tale.”
The book is a compelling read, with lively, likeable characters and fabulous dialogue. Cary’s got a great ear for voices. I particularly liked Selma, the aging matriarch trying to hold together the family farm in South Carolina, fighting off conflicts from family, the law, racism, and a slew of memories from a life lived through a number of controversial periods in American history.
My great thanks to Lorene Cary for making the trip and sharing her time, her warmth, and her insights with the audience at Literally Speaking!
What a great event! Thank you, Lorene and Lynn!
ReplyDeleteI went as well to the PitchFest Los Angeles 2012 and was grateful that my book was exposed to a thousand of readers. Their marketing is good may it online or not. Thank you, AuthorHouse, for such an incredible opportunity to learn, pitch, and especially to grow as an author and as a person.
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