Meet Author Ann Hood at SBPL Dinner Sept. 20

Bring a friend and enjoy an Italian-themed dinner on Saturday, Sept. 20 along with best-selling author Ann Hood, and receive a signed copy of her newest book An Italian Wife, release date Sept. 2. Hors d’oeuvres begin 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m., all after regular operating hours at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Jct.

To purchase tickets, be a sponsor, or buy an ad in the program book, visit www.sbpl.info/foundation. Tickets also available for purchase at the Library. Contact: 732-329-4000x7287 or e-mail ccarbone@sbpl.info. Tickets are $65 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, full buffet dinner, beverages, dessert, and book signed by author.

Hood is the author of 15 books, as well as numerous essays and short stories in esteemed publications such as The New York Times. Her writing has won her a Best American Spiritual Writing Award, the Paul Bowles Prize for Short Fiction, two Pushcart Prizes, and more.

A master of both fiction and nonfiction, her bestsellers include The Knitting Circle and Obituary Writer. The memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief was named one of the top 10 nonfiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly and was a New York Times Editor’s Choice.

She is a faculty member at The New School in New York City and lives in Providence, R.I. To learn more about Ann Hood, visit her Facebook page and her blog at annhood.us.