Summer Author Series ft. Lynne Golodner and Lisa Peers

The Detroit Writing Room Summer Author Series is excited to feature Lynne Golodner and Lisa Peers for our August event highlighting books about love and acceptance.

Lynne Golodner is the author of the forthcoming novel, "Cave of Secrets" (Scotia Road Books, 2024), a story of four interconnected characters grappling with identity, ancestry and belonging.

Lisa Peers is the author of “Love at 350°” (The Dial Press ,2023), a wholesome lesbian romance taking place on the set of a TV baking competition.

Join us Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. for an intimate book talk and signing at the historic Whitney mansion in Detroit.

Guests will enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres during a meet-and-greet with the authors in the Whitney’s garden (weather permitting). The event includes two author talks, an opportunity to ask questions during Q&A and book signings. There will also be signed book giveaways and other raffle prizes!

All 2024 Author Series proceeds benefit the DWR's nonprofit arm Coaching Detroit Forward, which offers free writing and photography programs for Detroit high school students.

7 - 7:20 p.m. - Meet-and-Greet, Drinks & Appetizers

7:20 - 7:50 p.m. - Book Talks

7:50 - 8:10 p.m. - Q&A

8:10 - 8:30 p.m. - Book Signing

The Detroit-based independent bookstore 27th Letter Books is our bookstore partner for this series. Guests can order the books online and have them shipped before the event, or you can purchase them onsite at the Author Series.

Single admission is $60. Includes passed appetizers and one glass of wine, Champagne or beer. There will also be a cash bar.

Tickets may be purchased as gifts. Please provide the recipient’s name and email so we can include them on our guest list.

Purchase a Detroit Writing Room Summer Author Series Pass to receive admission to each monthly event May through August 2024. Pass holders receive a 15% discount on books. Buy a pass here.

Tickets are nonrefundable, but may be transferred to another Summer Author Series event. Due to limited space, tickets cannot be purchased at the door and must be bought online in advance. Registration closes at 6 p.m. EST the day of the event.

The Whitney offers valet parking in their main lot for $10 per car. Guests may self-park in the lot located across the street at Woodward and Canfield. There is also street parking along Canfield Street.

Lynne Golodner is the author of nine books and thousands of articles as well as a marketing entrepreneur, writing coach and host of the Make Meaning Podcast.

After working as a journalist in New York and Washington, D.C., Lynne returned to her native Detroit to pursue a freelance writing career and teach writing. In 2007, she created Your People, a marketing and public relations company with a focus on storytelling that guides authors in building their brands and marketing their work. In 2023, Lynne founded Scotia Road Books, an independent publishing imprint for women over 40.

Lynne’s writing has appeared in 45th Parallel, Moment Magazine, Great Lakes Review, Saveur, the Chicago Tribune, Better Homes and Gardens, Midwest Living, the Detroit Free Press, Porridge Magazine, the Jewish Literary Journal, The Good Life Review, Hadassah Magazine, The Forward, Valiant Scribe, Story Unlikely, The Dillydoun Review, QuibbleLit, bioStories and YourTango, among many more publications. Plus, one of Lynne’s essays was a finalist in the Annie Dillard Creative Nonfiction contest at Bellingham Review.

Lynne teaches writing around the world, leads writers retreats and facilitates The Writers Community. She fuses her marketing expertise with her writing background in webinars and masterminds focused on arming writers with the tools to market their work and build consistent author brands.

A former Fulbright Specialist, Lynne graduated from University of Michigan (BA, Communications/English) and Goddard College (MFA, Writing) and earned a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at Wayne State University. She is the mother of four young adults and lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan with her archivist-husband Dan. Find Lynne: lynnegolodner.com

Four story lines. Two continents. Secrets buried in Scotland for two centuries. Until a tenacious American digs them up. 

Sam left his Orthodox Jewish family for a place where he could be openly gay but can’t commit to love for fear of losing his daughter.

 Eve quit a promising journalism job for an archival fellowship in Scotland, where she finds her great love along with a trove of letters that reveal dark secrets about British aristocracy. But she must choose between love and purpose.

Mags escapes poverty and transforms her life as an aristocratic Lady, but nearly loses it all when she can’t find her way to self-love.

Mac rejects the stuffy path of his aristocratic family and falls for a determined American woman who challenges his notions of truth.

“Cave of Secrets” is a novel about love and loss, antisemitism and homophobia, hiding in the open, sexual awakening and family legacy. This is a story of accepting who you are, finding a love that allows you to live out your secrets, and choosing the parts of your past that you want to inform your present. Ordering information to come soon!

Lisa Peers is a writer with a passion for smart, funny love stories with well-deserved happy endings. She is the author of “Love at 350°” (The Dial Press), a wholesome lesbian romance taking place on the set of a TV baking competition; “Love and Other B-Sides” (Amazon), a rock-and-roll rom-com; and the novella “Eros & Psyche: a Myth of Love Lost and Won” (Amazon).

Lisa has acted professionally in San Francisco, produced TV and radio programs in Detroit, and is currently a creative director for an international marketing agency. A Harvard graduate with an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, she lives in metro Detroit with her partner not far from their three grown children, along with their beloved cats and way too much yarn.

Tori Moore, high school chemistry teacher, avid home baker, and soon-to-be empty nester, auditions for the American Bake-o-Rama TV competition at the urging of her twin teenagers. The prize money could allow her to finally open her own bakery, but plagued by self-doubt after a messy divorce, it’s not only money standing between Tori and her dreams.

Once on set in Sonoma wine country, Tori catches the eye of Kendra Campbell, the notoriously ruthless celebrity chef and Bake-o-Rama judge. This show is Kendra’s ticket to financial security, but she’s been told to soften her approach for viewers seeking feel-good entertainment — quite the task after years of fighting for space in a male-dominated industry. 

Tori and Kendra find it increasingly hard to keep their distance through six slow-burn weeks of cooking challenges and kitchen disasters. For both, the best prize of all might just be love. Order here.

The Detroit Writing Room offers an inspirational community for writers, creatives and professionals. Whether you’re working on the next Great American novel or a resume, the DWR has 30 professional writing coaches to help with all your writing needs. We also host book talks, writing workshops, and literary events. Visit detroitwritingroom.com to sign up for coaching, memberships, events and more. Check out newyorkwritingroom.com to see our New York-based coaching team.

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