Slover Library Author Talk: The Serpent Papers by Jeff Schnader

235 East Plume Street,Norfolk VA 23510

12 March, 2022

Description

Join local author Jeff Schnader as he describes his personal and professional background and reads from his fiction book, The Serpent Papers Join local author Jeff Schnader as he describes his personal and professional background as a student at Columbia during the Vietnam War era; a medical school full Professor of Medicine, care giver, research scientist, teacher, journal editor and physician who ran an ICU; and as an author of fiction. He will then talk about the Vietnam era and its parallels to today's society, today's politics and the Afghanistan War. And finally, he will read from his book, The Serpent Papers, which was a finalist in the Blue Moon Novel Competition of 2021. The Serpent Papers is set at Columbia University in during the Vietnam War era of the 1970s. The war created a generational rift between those who fought and those who protested which this novel aims to heal with rapprochement. The story is about two friends, one who enters college and the other who volunteers to fight in Vietnam, as they confront the fear, violence and issues of conscience surrounding the war which remains the defining event of its generation. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the program. Slover Library blends traditional library functions with the best of contemporary library resources and services. The innovative space design creates a vital and dynamic center of community learning, leading-edge technology and civic engagement, available to all citizens of the region. More than just a public library, it is known as an attraction for residents and visitors alike.