atCentral: Sarah Bird & Last Dance on the Starlight Pier

710 West Cesar Chavez Street,Austin TX 78701

14 April, 2022

Description

A reading and conversation with Sarah Bird from her new novel, Last Dance on the Starlight Pier. Sarah Bird’s latest novel brings to spectacular life the enthralling worlds of both dance marathons and the family-run empire of vice that was Galveston in the Thirties. Unforgettable characters harness the resilience in us all that allows us to not only survive the hardest of hard times, but to find joy, friends, and even family, in them. Bird will read from Last Dance on the Starlight Pier and discuss the book and its themes. Bird will sign books following the program. Books will be available for purchase thanks to BookPeople. This event is presented in partnership with the Austin Public Library and BookPeople. Become a member of The Library Foundation today! Membership benefits include priority seating for atCentral events and invitations to member receptions. To become a Library Foundation member, make a tax-deductible donation of $50 or more at http://weblink.donorperfect.com/atcentral. Please note: Attendees are required to wear masks and show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours of the event's start in order to attend. This test must clearly state your name to be accepted. COVID regulations are subject to change. Please visit AustinLibrary.org for updates and announcements. +++ ABOUT SARAH BIRD: Sarah is the author of 11 novels. Her latest, Last Dance on the Starlight Pier, will be published by St. Martin’s Press in April 2022. In addition to her novels, she has written screenplays for television and magazine articles for national magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Texas Monthly and the Chicago Tribune. During her 10-year screenwriting career, she worked for Paramount, CBS, Warner Brothers, National Geographic, ABC and TNT, as well as several independent producers. In 2015, she was selected for the Meryl Streep/Oprah Winfrey Screenwriters’ Lab. Sarah and her husband, George Jones, live in Austin, Texas, with their son and, arguably, the cutest corgi in the world.