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Open Book, Open Mind; Curtis Sittenfeld, "Show Don't Tell"

The New York Times bestselling author of "Romantic Comedy" and "Prep" discusses her latest book of sharp, witty stories with her own longtime editor, Jennifer Hershey, publisher of Ballantine Books

Join us for the launch of "Show Don't Tell"! The event will take place at 7 p.m. at The First Congregational Church of Montclair, 40 S. Fullerton Avenue. Tickets cost $35 and will include a signed copy of the book. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. After the discussion, there will be a Q&A period and a book signing and sale with Watchung Booksellers.  

Open Book / Open Mind is sponsored by Montclair Public Library Foundation, Watchung Booksellers, the New Jersey Council on Humanities, Anonymous, David and Mary Lee Jones, Dr. Alex and Doris Malaspina and our individual Underwriters. To support Open Book / Open Mind and other library programs, click here to donate.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Curtis Sittenfeld is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels including "Rodham," "Eligible," and "Prep," as well as the collection "You Think It, I’ll Say It." Her novels have been translated into thirty languages. In addition, her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post Magazine, Esquire, and The Best American Short Stories, for which she has also been the guest editor. Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and Vanity Fair, and on NPR's This American Life.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Show Don’t Tell 

"A funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition—including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld’s iconic novel Prep—from the New York Times bestselling author of "Eligible" and "Romantic Comedy."—Penguin Random House

“[Sittenfeld’s] perfectly contained stories are a joy.”—Booklist

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER

Jennifer Hershey is Editor at Large for Random House and SVP, Publisher for Ballantine Books.  She is Curtis Sittenfeld’s editor, and has worked with her on her six most recent books.

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