Talk of the Stacks: Barbara Graham, Sandra Benitez, and Judith Guest May 6, 2010

Barbara Graham is a playwright, journalist, and frequent contributor to O: The Oprah Magazine. Her new anthology, Eye of My Heart, is a collection of twenty-seven essays by acclaimed women writers that explode the myths and stereotypes about being a grandmother in today's world. In celebration of Mother’s Day, Graham will be joined by local contributing authors Sandra Benitez and Judith Guest to discuss this fascinating collection and life as writers and grandmothers. Benitez, recipient of a National Hispanic Heritage Foundation of Literature Award, is the award-winning author of four works of fiction and the memoir, Bag Lady: A Memoir. Author of five novels and several screenplays, Judith Guest’s best-selling first novel, Ordinary People, won the Janet Heidegger Kafka Prize for best fiction and was made into an Academy Award-winning movie.

Talk of the Stacks is a reading series exploring contemporary literature and culture held at the Central Library in downtown Minneapolis (Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall). Talk of the Stacks is free with open seating. Programs begin at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM.
Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank.
Additional support provided by Marquette Hotel, Secrets of the City and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

Official Website: http://www.supporthclib.org/events-talk.html