Bestselling Author Megan Abbott Visits New Rochelle

On Wednesday, November 30th the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation welcomed best selling author Megan Abbott for Cocktails & Conversation at Alvin & Friends, with 60 people attending. The popular series of get-togethers features well known authors in intimate conversation with host Prof. Amy Bass, an author and NRPLF Board member, giving participants a chance to hear first hand about their writing experience. Proceeds benefit the non-profit New Rochelle Public Library Foundation.

Abbott, winner of the coveted Edgar Award (among others), talked about the writing of her novels as well as writing for TV : She served as a staff writer on HBO's The Deuce, and as co-creator, executive producer and show-runner of Dare Me, based upon her novel, for the USA Network and, internationally, Netflix. Her latest book The Turnout -- a New York Times Bestseller and TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club pick – has also been optioned for the screen. Abbott thrilled the audience by offering a reading from her latest yet-to-be-published book Beware the Woman, coming next May – it was her first time sharing some of these pages with an audience.

Cocktails & Conversation is one of the NRPL Foundation’s signature events, designed to bring book lovers together. The evenings feature authors in a discussion moderated by Prof. Amy Bass, Ph.D., NRPL Foundation Board Member, historian and acclaimed author (One Goal: A Coach, A Team and the Game That Brought A Divided Town Together).

The next Cocktails & Conversation event is scheduled for January 19th with Dahlia Lithwick, senior legal correspondent at Slate and author of the instant best seller Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America. For more about Cocktails & Conversation and the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation visit www.nrplfoundation.org