Diane Archer & Joan McPhee invite you as their guests to a conversation with Martha McPhee and Mona Simpson in celebration of Martha’s acclaimed new novel, An Elegant Woman.
VIRTUAL EVENT DETAILS
June 18, 2020 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Organized by: Scribner
Joining Link: https://pen.org/ae-20-mcphee-simpson-guests/
About the Participants:
Diane Archer & Joan McPhee invite you as their guests to a conversation with Martha McPhee and Mona Simpson in celebration of Martha’s acclaimed new novel, An Elegant Woman.
Martha McPhee is the author of the novels An Elegant Woman, Dear Money, L’America, Gorgeous Lies, and Bright Angel Time. Her work has been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 2002 she was nominated for a National Book Award. Her novels have been Best Books of The Year on The New York Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune lists. Her essays and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Newark Star Ledger, Vogue, More, Harper’s Bazaar, Self, Traveler, Travel & Leisure, among many others. McPhee is a tenured member of the English Department at Hofstra University, where she teaches fiction. She lives in New York City with her children and husband, the poet and writer Mark Svenvold.
Mona Simpson is a novelist and the publisher of the Paris Review, where she was formerly an editor.
Please fill out the form below to RSVP and reserve up to four tickets. Following your RSVP, you will be sent the Zoom meeting invitation. This is a private video meeting, and only guests who are on the RSVP list will be permitted to join. You will also have the option to support free expression by making a charitable contribution to PEN America – while this is not required to attend, any generosity is appreciated.
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