Word for Word: Debut Author Panel Discussion July 9, 2008

Hosted by: David Ebershoff, Editor-at-Large at Random House and author of Pasadena: A Novel
With debut novelists: Toby Barlow (Sharp Teeth), Charles Bock (Beautiful Children), Stefan Merrill Block (The Story of Forgetting), Ceridwen Dovey (Blood Kin) and Sophie Gee (The Scandal of the Season)

Hear from the new kids on the publishing block how their dreams became reality. Aspiring authors won’t want to miss the opportunity to get tips and hear stories from novelists who made the leap into the publishing world.

The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org. The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue).

Official Website: http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/wordforword.php