St. Louis County Library: Jennifer Close Shares Her Latest Smart, Delicious Novel 'Marrying The Ketchups'

Florissant MO

14 April, 2022

10:58 AM

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Press release from the St. Louis County Library: April 13, 2022 The St. Louis County Library Foundation's Favorite Author Series presents award-winning novelist Jennifer Close for a discussion and signing of "Marrying the Ketchups." The event will take place on Wednesday, April 27, at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from The Novel Neighbor. Face masks will be required for all attendees. From the bestselling author of "Girls in White Dresses," "Marrying the Ketchups, is an irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the deep-fried, beer-battered, cream cheese-frosted love that feeds them all. Here are the three things the Sullivan family knows to be true: the Chicago Cubs will always be the underdogs; historical progress is inevitable; and their grandfather, Bud, founder of JP Sullivan's, will always make the best burgers in Oak Park. But when, over the course of three strange months, the Cubs win the World Series, Trump is elected president, and Bud drops dead, suddenly everyone in the family finds themselves doubting all they hold dear. Take Gretchen for example, lead singer for a '90s cover band who has been flirting with fame for a decade but is beginning to wonder if she's too old to be chasing a childish dream. Or Jane, Gretchen's older sister, who is starting to suspect that her fitness-obsessed husband who hides the screen of his phone isn't always "working late." And then there's Teddy, their steadfast, unfailingly good cousin, nursing heartbreak and confusion because the guy who dumped him keeps showing up for lunch at JP Sullivan's where Teddy is the manager. How can any of them be expected to make the right decisions when the world feels sideways—and the bartender at JP Sullivan's makes such strong cocktails? Outrageously funny and wickedly astute, "Marrying the Ketchups" is a delicious confection by one of our most beloved authors. JENNIFER CLOSE is the bestselling author of "Girls in White Dresses," "The Smart One," and "The Hopefuls." Born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, she is a graduate of Boston College and received her M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the New School in 2005. Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us. This press release was produced by the St. Louis County Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.