It's long been a goal of mine to create a blog that publicizes all of the famous and maybe not so famous people who are appearing in the North Central Ohio area. I envision myself being the virtual calendar girl for those who like to go to see authors, politicians, musicians, comedians, etc. So, although this is not that blog, I just had to alert everyone to an upcoming author visit. If I wait until I have time to create that blog, this announcement will be irrelevant.
Jeannette Walls will be speaking in Columbus on October 15, 2009. Walls is the author of "The Glass Castle" a memoir about her childhood with two parents who were less than ordinary. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother was a very unusual and nonconforming artist. She and her family spent lots of time homeless and searching for food. The book is amazing and now Walls has published another one. This time it's a story loosely based on her maternal grandmother and it's called "Half Broke Horses."
Walls will be appearing at 7:30 p.m. at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 Granville St. , New Albany, OH. For those like me who don't know where New Albany is, if you click on the link to the Center it should point you to directions and other info. It looks to me like New Albany is west of downtown near Dublin, but don't take my word for it. Tickets are $15-$25 and should be well worth the price.
If you can't make it that night, Walls will also be appearing at 11:00 a.m. Thursday 10/15 at the Barnes & Noble at Easton.
