Tag Archives: Thurber House

The Complex Legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Doug Dangler

“‘That’s what presidents do these days,’ we think nowadays, ‘They cover things up.’” James Tobin, professor of Media, Journalism and Film at Miami University and speaker of the above quotation, offers The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win … Continue reading →

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Journalist makes the supernatural personal

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Doug Dangler

-Tyler Clementi Do you believe in ghosts? First time and Thurber House guest author Janis Heaphy Durham does. Listen to our interview with her, and you might too. Durham is the author of the story of her husband’s passing, the seemingly impossible events … Continue reading →

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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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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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Ready to take a bike ride across the United States?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Bruce Weber was. And his book Life is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America is the result. We discussed why anyone would want to undertake such a trip, especially when one has already done it once. … Continue reading →

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