Category Archives: Thurber House author

John Lescroart: I’m Sorry But I Have to Kill You

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Doug Dangler

He’s killed 70+ people across 25 books, but that doesn’t mean he enjoys it. “I’m going through what’s on that page. Even if someone is getting killed, maybe I’m getting killed, or maybe I’m feeling what occurs before I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Marisa de los Santos and writing “minute by minute”

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Bestselling author Marisa de los Santos knows about more than just writing books. The bestselling author joined us ahead of her April 1 visit to Columbus’s Thurber House to talk about her successful transition from poetry to prose, the struggle of returning … Continue reading →

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Kanon Brings Questions, Not Answers, In Visit to Columbus

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Tyler Clementi Some writers claim to have all the answers. Joseph Kanon isn’t one of those writers. The NYT bestselling author is bringing more questions than answers with him to Columbus when he visits Thurber House Evenings with Authors on Thursday, March … Continue reading →

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Matt Burgess: Writing Great Characters and Ambition

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Before graduating from Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota’s MFA program, Matt Burgess grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens. His hometown has served as the location for both his first novel, Dogfight, A Love Story, which was a New … Continue reading →

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Garth Stein at the Thurber House with A Sudden Light

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Best know for the international bestseller, “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” Garth Stein will be in Columbus on Monday, November 24 as part of  the Thurber House’s Evenings with Authors series. His most recent release is the gothic/historical/coming-of-age/ghost story, … Continue reading →

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Janet Evanovich and writing about “hot guys”

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Janet Evanovich’s 4 dozen books have sold millions of copies. Her latest book, part of the co-authored Fox and O’Hare series, is The Job, and she’ll discuss it and other aspects of her life on November 18th with the Thurber … Continue reading →

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Nicholson Baker: The next writer of James Bond?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Nicholson Baker is a novelist, humorist, and social critic. His most recent release is The Paul Chowder Chronicles, which brings together two novels about Paul Chowder: The Anthologist and Traveling Sprinkler. Baker received a National Book Critics Circle Award in … Continue reading →

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Lee Child and Doug Dangler: This Time, It’s Personal

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Several years ago, when Lee Child was in town with the Thurber House, I was scheduled to interview him. Unfortunately, I had to go out of town unexpectedly and missed him. Fortunately, I was able to catch up with him … Continue reading →

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Thurber House author Tony Mendoza’s favorite part of America might be yours as well

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Doug Dangler

August 6 Thurber House guest Tony Mendoza has been an educator, an engineer, an architect, and an almost obsessive photographer of cats. His first book, Ernie, chronicled several months in the life of his roommate’s cat. His latest, A Cuban … Continue reading →

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Thurber House Author Loves Columbus

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Doug Dangler

-Kayla Geyer When was the last time you told Columbus she was pretty? Andrew Welsh-Huggins, July 9th Thurber House author, values the beauty and intrigue of Columbus so much that when he based his novel, Fourth Down and Out, on … Continue reading →

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