Opening Keynote: Erik Larson
Friday, June 28 at 7:00pm
Krasnoff Theater, Long Island University
Erik Larson is a master of narrative non-fiction. His vividly written, bestselling books have won several awards and been published worldwide. Join us in celebration of his latest, The Demon of Unrest. Tickets are required and include a pre-signed copy of the book. Following the conversation, Erik Larson will sign copies for attendees. Tickets are required and include a copy of Demon of Unrest. Location: Long Island University, Krasnoff Theater
Alice McDermott in Conversation
Saturday, June 29 at 10:30AM
Krasnoff Theater, Long Island University
Award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Alice McDermott makes a special visit to Long Island to discuss her critically acclaimed new novel, Absolution. The wives of the Vietnam War take center stage in this poignant novel about two women whose marital duties to their soldier husbands in Saigon resonate sixty years later. Tickets are required and include a signed copy of the book. Following the conversation, McDermott will sign copies for attendees. Location: Long Island University, Krasnoff Theater
Book Tickets are available for this event and include a copy of Absolution. Book Ticket holders are given priority access to seating and the signing line at this session. Free seat tickets are available and are granted secondary access to the seating and signing line.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in Conversation with Steve Israel
Sunday, June 30 at 3:00PM
First Presbyterian Church, Oyster Bay
Please note: this event with Carla Hayden is already at capacity. A standby line will be set up outside of the venue at 2:30 the day of the event on a first come, first serve. We cannot guarantee entrance to anyone in the standby line. Join Gold Coast Book Fair for a very special event featuring the 14th Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden sitting in conversation with former Congressman Steve Israel at the First Presbyterian Church in Oyster Bay. At this special visit to Long Island, Hayden will discuss her important work as our nation’s foremost librarian, the role that libraries and librarians play in ensuring our democracy’s freedom of speech, and why libraries have never been more important to the future of American civic life. Free to attend!