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AUTHOR EVENT: An Evening with Candice Millard

2024-11-12 18:00:00 2024-11-12 20:00:00 America/Chicago AUTHOR EVENT: An Evening with Candice Millard An Evening with Candice Millard Louisburg Library District 1 -

Tuesday, November 12
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-12 18:00:00 2024-11-12 20:00:00 America/Chicago AUTHOR EVENT: An Evening with Candice Millard An Evening with Candice Millard Louisburg Library District 1 -

An Evening with Candice Millard

Friends of Louisburg Library Present:  An Evening with Candice Millard

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
6:00PM – Silent Auction, Walking Charcuterie Box & Cash Bar
7:00PM - Author Presentation 
Haven Event Space - 2210 W. 247th Street Louisburg, KS 66053

Tickets:
$35 per ticket+$10 Friends of the Louisburg Library membership add-on (not required)

Get your tickets ONLINE through November 1st or purchase at Louisburg Library.

Your Evening Includes:
Q&A with Candice
Book Signing - bring your own or buy a copy at the event!
Personal Charcuterie Box
Silent Auction
Cash Bar

About Candice Millard:

Candice Millard is the author of three books, all New York Times bestsellers and named one of the best books of the year by publications from the New York Times to the Washington Post. Her first book, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Book Sense Pick, won the William Rockhill Nelson Award and was a finalist for the Quill Awards. It has been printed in Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean, as well as a British edition. Millard's second book, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine & the Murder of a President, won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, the PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction, the One Book-One Lincoln Award, the Ohioana Award and the Kansas Notable Book Award. Her most recent book, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill, was an Indie Next pick, a top ten critics pick by the New York Times and named Amazon’s number one history book of 2016. Millard's work has also appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post Book World, the Guardian, National Geographic and Time magazine. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and three children.

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AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | In the Community | General | Friends of the Library |

TAGS: | Friends Of The Library |

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