Evenings with Authors: Lisa Scottoline

Whether you’re a fan of her mysteries, legal thrillers, or her “Chick Wit” column – you won’t want to miss Thurber House’s final Evenings with Authors of the 2010 season when New York Times bestselling author, Lisa Scottoline (along with her daughter Francesca), share tales from their latest anthology of sweet and kooky essays, My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space.

Perhaps best known for her Rosato & Associates legal thrillers, Scottoline’s novels are wildly popular with over 9 millions copies in print. She is an Edgar Award winner for her second novel, Final Appeal.  She also writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where her “Chick Wit” column runs on Sundays, and is occasionally written by her daughter, Francesca. These columns have served as fodder for her two bestselling books of nonfiction, Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog, and the latest, My Nest Isn’t Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space – which is a clever compilation from two generations of women reflecting on family, love, dessert, and everything in between!

Lisa and Francesca will be reading on Wednesday, November 10^th at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door, with discounts for students and seniors. Tickets are available online at www.thurberhouse.org, or by calling 614-464-1032 x. 11.

Thurber House on Ghost Hunters!

Air date change: Get the popcorn ready! Thurber House will be appearing on THIS weeks episode of Ghost Hunters on the SyFy Channel. Tune in to see what Jason, Grant and the rest of the TAPS team uncover when they spent the night at Thurber House this past summer!

The show will air on the SyFy Channel this Wednesday, October 13 at 9:00 p.m.  Visit SyFy.com for more details and to catch a sneak peak!

Thurber House Launches a New Website!

Thurber House is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website!

This new and improved format is easier to navigate and offers one-click service to everything Thurber House does. You’ll be able to buy your tickets to our literary events, keep up with all of our adult and children’s programming, learn more about James Thurber and Thurber House- the museum, and much, much more.

Go to http://www.thurberhouse.org and check it out!

2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor Announced!

The 2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor was awarded Monday, October 4 to Steve Hely for his debut novel, How I Became a Famous Novelist. The award was presented at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City.

Hely, a Boston native and graduate from Harvard University, is a comedy writer for the NBC series The Office. He has also written for 30 Rock, The Late Show With David Letterman, and the animated comedy American Dad.

Finalists for the 2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor were Jancee Dunn, Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo, and Rhoda Janzen, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.

Evenings with Authors: James L. Swanson

“A haunting masterpiece.”

–The New York Times

Join Thurber House for an evening of murder, suspense, fallen leaders, and cross-country chases at our next Evenings with Authors featuring James L. Swanson. New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt, Swanson comes to Thurber House to read from his latest book, Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant of Lincoln’s Corpse.

Bloody Crimes follows the journeys of two fallen leaders –one vilified and marked for vengeance; one revered and mourned. In April of 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assassinated, and Jefferson Davis –president of the Confederacy– is accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth on the murder. As Lincoln’s corpse makes its way from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, the hunt is on for Davis.  In Bloody Crimes, Swanson intertwines the story of Davis’s capture and the journey to Lincoln’s final resting place.

Born on Lincoln’s birthday, Swanson has studied and collected artifacts about the 16^th President since he was ten years old. Along with Bloody Crimes and Manhunt Swanson has authored two illustrative history books for young adults.

An Author’s Table Dinner is available with Swanson before the event. Deadline for dinner is Friday, October 8 by 4:00 p.m. For more information visit www.thurberhouse.org or call Anne Touvell at 614-464-1032 x 10.

Swanson will be reading on Tuesday, October 12^th at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue. Tickets are $18 presale and $20 at the door with discounts available for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available online at www.thurberhouse.org, or call 614-464-1032 x11

Bloody Crimes was just chosen as the #4 best book of the season by Entertainment Weekly!