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Meet the Authors Bookfaire at the Shannon Center
March 14 , 2008 Press Release
Meet great authors, discuss books with other book lovers, and enjoy lunch on stage at the annual "Meet the Authors and Bookfaire" event on March 29, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier College, 6760 Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90608. Admission is $50 with lunch, $35 without lunch. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please call the Box Office at 562.907.4203, or visit online, www.shannoncenter.org.
Opening keynote speaker is Lisa See, author of Peony in Love, a novel about three well educated young women who lived in 17th-century China. Judith Freeman, author of The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved, will close the event.
Other featured authors include Naomi Hirahara, winner of the 2007 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Novel; Lee Silber, author of Time Management for the Creative Person; Karen Stabiner, editor of The Empty Nest: 31 Parents Tell the Truth About Relationships, Love and Freedom After the Kids Fly the Coop; Joe Cepeda, children's book illustrator; Lori Lansens, author of Rush Road Home; and Elizabeth Pomeroy, author of Lost and Found: Historic and Natural Landmarks of the San Gabriel Valley.
This program is a fundraising event for the Friends of the Shannon Center.
Founded by Quakers in 1887, Whittier College is an independent, four-year college offering a traditional liberal arts program integrated with both professional and pre-professional courses of study. With an emphasis on diversity, community, and curricular innovation, the College’s primary mission is to endow students with the education, skills, and values appropriate for global leadership and service. Whittier College is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
Whittier Law School, which is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, is located on a separate campus in Orange County.
