A conversation and book signing with acclaimed novelist Jane Smiley
July 29, 2023 | 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
On July 29th, best-selling author and Carmel Valley resident Jane Smiley will chat with Magnus about her new book, The Questions that Matter Most: Reading, Writing, & the Exercise of Freedom under the Library’s fabled persimmon tree. She’ll also be signing books.
The event begins at 3 pm, donations will be accepted, and please, by all means, feel free to pack a (late) lunch.
And for those of you who can’t make it, fear not — Magnus will be interviewing Jane for A Big Sur Podcast. Stay tuned for the link!
Register HereAbout the Speaker
Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley is a novelist and essayist. Her novel A Thousand Acres won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992, and her novel The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton won the 1999 Spur Award for Best Novel of the West. She has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1987. Her novel Horse Heaven was short-listed for the Orange Prize in 2002, and her novel Some Luck was longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award. She has written for numerous magazines and newspapers, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, Harper’s, and the Nation. Her most recent novel, A Dangerous Business, was published in 2022. She lives in Carmel Valley, California.
