New York Times Bestselling author Lisa Wingate will be the host author at the free Authors After Hours event at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge. The author will speak about her most recent book “Before We Were Yours,” plus discuss her writing style and process. A question-and-answer period and book signing will follow the presentation. Copies of Wingate’s books will be available for purchase at the program.
About “Before We Were Yours”
Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country, Lisa Wingate’s “Before We Were Yours” is a riveting, wrenching and ultimately uplifting tale that aims to remind us that even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.
About the Author
A former journalist, inspirational speaker and author of 30 novels, Wingate’s work has won or been nominated for many awards, including the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, The Carol Award and the Christy Award. “Before We Were Yours” remained on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than one year, was Publishers Weekly’s No. 3 longest-running bestseller of 2017, and was voted by readers as the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award winner for historical fiction. To learn more about author Lisa Wingate, visit her website at www.lisawingate.com.
For more information about this free Authors After Hours event featuring Lisa Wingate, call (225) 231-3750. More information about the Library and any of its other free programs, events and resources can be found online at www.ebrpl.com.
Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.
Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.
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