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Virtual Author Talk with Amor Towles

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You're invited to a can't-miss virtual discussion with bestselling author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work on Wednesday, September 27 at 8 PM.

Register here to attend this talk. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

This talk will be hosted through Zoom. In addition to enjoying the talk, you'll have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with the author and may submit questions while registering. 

Towles's books have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and have been heralded as irresistible, marvelous and gorgeously crafted. Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller and has been optioned by Lionsgate to be made into a feature film. Towles’s second novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and will be made into a 6-8 hour miniseries for Paramount+ and Showtime, premiering in spring 2024. Most recently, The Lincoln Highway debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was a Today Show, “Read with Jenna” book club pick as well as one of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year, one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021, #1 on Amazon’s list of Best Books of the Year, and was one of Bill Gates’ 5 Great Books for the Summer.

In addition to Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway, Mr. Towles is also the author of the ebook You Have Arrived at Your Destination, part of Amazon's Forward collection. He also edited and wrote the introduction for The Mysterious Bookshop Presents The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023. His next book, Table for Two, is a collection of short stories to be published in April 2024.

Born and raised in the Boston area, Amor Towles graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University. Having worked as an investment professional for over twenty years, Towles now devotes himself full-time to writing in Manhattan, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Date:
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Time:
8:00pm - 9:00pm
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