McDermott, Shorto headline FOL Book & Author Luncheon

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Alice McDermott (left) and Russell Shorto (Photos courtesy of Pam O'Connell).

A luminous novel about three generations of an Irish immigrant family in Brooklyn and an intimate epic of the American Revolution as told through six extraordinary lives will be the featured works at the Friends of the Library’s 49th Annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon. The luncheon will be held Friday, May 11, at the North Hills Country Club in Manhasset. 

The FOL welcomes National Book Award-winning novelist Alice McDermott, who will speak about her new novel “The Ninth Hour,” and best-selling historian Russell Shorto, who will discuss “Revolution Song: A Story of America.” Port’s own best-selling novelist Susan Isaacs returns as program moderator.

Tickets are $85 per person. Reservation brochures are available in the library and also can be printed from www.pwpl.org/fol. All tickets must be bought in advance; there are no walk-ins. For more information email fol@pwpl.org.

With the help of individual and corporate sponsorships, which begin at $250, the luncheon becomes a fundraiser for the FOL. Sponsors bypass first-come, first-served ticketing to the sell-out luncheon and sponsorships are tax deductible. To become a sponsor please contact FOL board members Margaret DeSiervo (margaretdesiervo@yahoo.com, 516-883-2722) or Nancy Wright (nprw@aol.com, 516-883-8418).

The FOL also conducts a prize raffle at the event. This year it is proud to announce that the grand raffle prize will be a $1,000 Shopping Spree at Americana Manhasset, thanks to the generosity of the Americana.

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