Friends of the Simsbury Public Library Present: An Evening with Author Ann Leary

New York Times bestselling author, Ann Leary, will be joining the Friends on October 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Friends program room to talk about her recently published collection of essays I’ve Tried Being Nice. Casting a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing--to be nice, Ann recounts with remarkable candor and wit, everything from surviving a bat infestation in her attic to the mortification of learning ballroom dancing with her actor husband. She shares about red-carpet fiascos and other unique observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, home and dogs. Smart, funny and moving, her essays draw on the comically relatable chaos of Ann’s life and her struggles as a people-pleaser. “[A] winning essay collection…The humor lands and the lithe prose elevates Leary’s musings on life’s mundanities. This is a gem.” —Publisher's Weekly (starred)

Ann Leary is the New York Times bestselling author of a memoir and four novels including her most recent historical novel The   Foundling and The Good House, which was adapted as a motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages, and she has written for The New York Times, Ploughshares, NPR, Redbook, and Real  Simple, among other outlets. Her essay, “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,” was adapted for Prime Video’s television series, Modern Love. She lives with her husband in New York. Visit her online at AnnLeary.com .

Please register by Wednesday, September 25th.