November 13, 2014
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The State Historical Society of Missouri, Ellis Library, University of Missouri (Hitt Street Entrance)
Join two Missouri authors for readings from their latest projects followed by a discussion on writing with topics ranging from choosing historical fiction to literary license and historical accuracy.
Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick will read highlights from Going on Nine. Set in her hometown of St. Louis in 1956, the novel depicts a coming-of-age summer for Grace Townsend that leads her and the reader to new understandings of life, family, equality, and belonging. Fitzpatrick is also an award-winning journalist whose papers are in the Society's National Women and Media Collection.
Marlene Lee will read from Limestone Wall, a psychological novel due out in October that traces widow Evelyn Grant from New York to Jefferson City. Once in mid-Missouri, Evelyn is confronted by the wall of the Missouri State Penitentiary, where her mother has been imprisoned for 40 years. A former court reporter and educator, Lee is a SHSMO member and volunteer.