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Book & Author
The Friends Book and Author Luncheon is a tradition that dates back to 1981. Over the years, we have hosted dozens of celebrated writers, including Isaac Asimov, William F. Buckley, Jr., Gail Sheehy, Frank McCourt and Elizabeth Strout. The luncheon is our gift to the community, an opportunity to hear in person from the authors we love to read.
Previous Guest Authors
| 1981 Roger Caras Thomas Fleming Maggie Scarf 1982 William Atwood Agnes deMille Fletcher Knebel 1983 Isaac Asimov Caroline Bird John Toland 1984 Bella Abzug Jean Shepard Paul Zindel 1985 Helen Hayes Jonathan Kozol Fred M. Stewart 1986 William F. Buckley, Jr. Peter Maas Barbara Tuchman 1987 Betty Ford Harrison Salisbury Yevgeny Yevtushenko 1988 Stephen Birmingham Barbara Gordon Gail Sheehy 1989 Susan Isaacs Michael Malone Michael Moss 1990 Samuel Freedman John Jakes Erica Jong Lois Wyse 1991 Susan Cheever John O’Donnell Anna Quindlen 1992 Charles Grodin Belva Plain Gay Talese 1993 Barbara Taylor Bradford Helen Gurley Brown Whitley Shreiber 1994 Pierre Franey Roger Rosenblatt Sarah Shankman 1995 Mary Higgins Clark Howard Fast George Plimpton |
1996 Bette Bao Lord Faith Middleton Peter H. Wyden 1997 Pete Hamill Rachel Robinson Judith Kelman 1998 Gwendolyn M. Parker Ruth Reichl David Pesci 1999 Jane and Michael Stern Walter Mosley Sue Miller 2000 Flora Miller Biddle John Phillip Santos Delia Ephron 2001 Tomie dePaola Bartholomew Gill Luanne Rice Elizabeth Strout 2002 Lisa Belkin Jimmy Breslin Mary Ann Hoberman 2003 Chris Bohjalian Susan Borowitz Carol Gilligan 2004 Jean Fritz Frank McCourt Gail Sheehy 2005 Gene Wilder 2006 Christopher Buckley 2008 Frank Delaney Bernice McFadden Mickey Sherman 2009 Jack Cavanaugh Alice Schroeder Rosemary Wells 2010 Lou Aronica Lyla Blake Ward Jerry Zezima 2011 Barbara Delinsky Oscar Andrew Hammerstein Rachel Simon |
Main Library
Monday - Thursday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
all hours
Ferguson Library | One Public Library Plaza | Stamford, Connecticut 06904
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