Category Archives: Thurber House author

Masha Hamilton on the perfume of people in war

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Journalist, novelist, and public speaker Masha Hamilton is the 2017 John E. Nance writer in residence with the Thurber House and will appear with Evenings with Authors on November 14. She’s covered conflicts across the globe, from the fall of … Continue reading →

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Lisa Black: Murder in Cleveland

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Doug Dangler

If you’ve watched CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and CSI: Cyber or even CSI: Pickerington and wondered what really happens during a crime scene investigation, then Lisa Black is the author for you. She spent five years working at … Continue reading →

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The surprising inspiration for Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Imagine you’re a painter. Beyond needing natural talent, hard work, and technique, how do you find a subject? If you’re Andrew Wyeth, creator of the famous 1948 painting Christina’s World (below), you get lucky, kind of, in that your subject … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew: Julie Rubini and Marilyn Greenwald

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Many of us grew up reading the Hardy Boys (me) or Nancy Drew, wondering who Franklin W. Dixon and Carolyn Keene were and how they could write so many books. Julie Rubini and Marilyn Greenwald had the same questions and did some … Continue reading →

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Kate Clifford Larson – Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Many authors have explored the Kennedy family, but one little-explored member is Rosemary, the disabled daughter who was kept away from the public eye for most of her life. Kate Clifford Larson remedies this situation with her book, Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Life is Ruff: Suzanne Berne on The Dogs of Littlefield

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Doug Dangler

What’s a dog owner to do? You can live in one of the top 10 best places to live in the United States, Littlefield, and still not have freedom to let your dog off leash at the dog park. And … Continue reading →

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Ann Hood: What book matters most to you?

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Doug Dangler

With over two dozen books, including the New York Times bestseller The Obituary Writer and The Knitting Circle, to her credit, Ann Hood, knows books. In her most recent novel, The Book That Matters Most, she asks readers to consider what … Continue reading →

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Laura Lippman: writing about her hometown with fact and fiction

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Laura Lippman is the author of six New York Times bestselling novels and an award-winning short story anthology, and the creator of the Private Investigator Tess Monaghan series. Laura Lippman was a reporter for twenty years, before turning to novel … Continue reading →

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Tracy Chevalier: at the edge of the orchard and history

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Doug Dangler

It’s not often that trees, orchards, and apples find themselves at the center of a conflict, but that is exactly the case with Tracy Chevalier’s newest novel, At the Edge of the Orchard. The book follows the saga of the … Continue reading →

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Fergus Bordewich: Congress is historically contentious

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Doug Dangler

Career politicians, backroom deals, and Congressional contention are not exclusive to today’s political landscape. As author and historian Fergus M. Bordewich would be quick to point out, “the great American tradition of political trench warfare” was just as prevalent early … Continue reading →

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