Lois Lowry at the Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair

Name: Lois Lowry at the Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair
Start: 2024-09-28T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Shepard Hall

Schedule

Sat Sep 28 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Shepard Hall | Edgewater, NJ

Aclaimed author Lois Lowry will speak about her career at the Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair. Tickets cost $20 and include entry to the fair.
Born Lois Ann Hammersberg on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lowry is one of America's most popular and versatile children's book authors. She has written in a variety of fictional forms, from the WWII tale Number the Stars to the lighthearted adventures of Anastasia Krupnik to the fantastical The Giver.
Lowry published her first novel, A Summer to Die, in 1977. After this serious drama, Lowry showed her lighter side with 1979's Anastasia Krupnik, which became the first in a series of humorous books. She won her first Newbery Award for the 1989 novel Number the Stars. In 1993, Lowry received the honor a second time for The Giver, which would eventually become a 2014 film. Her recent books include The Windeby Puzzle (2023) and Tree. Table. Book (2024).

Her genres range from contemporary fiction to historical fiction to fantasy to autobiographical. Her audiences range from elementary school children all the way up to young adults. Some of Lowry’s books are light-hearted, but others deal with serious and somber topics.
Mrs. Lowry will sign books at the fair.