Author Discussion: Francesca Wade's Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife

Her latest biography explores the legacies of the enigmatic Gertrude Stein. This program is held in conjunction with the opening of the Ransom Center's newest exhibition, . Book sales, signing, and a reception will follow the program. Reception provided by Central Market.

Francesca Wade is the author of Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars (2020) and Gertrude Stein: an Afterlife (2025). She has held fellowships at the Leon Levy Center for Biography, the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Her writing has appeared in the New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, Paris Review, Granta and other places.

Reception made possible by Central Market.

Please have your reservation confirmation ready upon entering. A reservation does not guarantee a seat. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes before the event begins. No food or beverages are allowed inside our theater or gallery space.