Please join Mechanics' Hall, Print: A Bookstore, and the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance in welcoming acclaimed author Lily King for the launch of her new collection, Five Tuesdays In Winter.
This hybrid event is offered with limited in-person seating and will be streamed for virtual ticket holders. Tickets must be reserved in advance through Eventbrite at the link below; ticket sales will not be available at the door. Tickets are $37 for in-person and $32 for streaming. Both in-person and streaming tickets include a print copy of Five Tuesdays In Winter; in-person ticket holders will pick up their books upon entry, and virtual ticket holders will receive their signed copy in the mail after the event. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Please note Mechanics’ Hall requires either proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (or an appropriately time-stamped negative COVID-19 test) to attend in person. Their guidelines are here.
Ann Patchett says, "Five Tuesdays in Winter moved me, inspired me, thrilled me. It filled up every chamber of my heart. I loved this book."
Lily King is The New York Times bestselling author of five novels: The Pleasing Hour (1999), The English Teacher (2005), Father of the Rain (2010), Euphoria (2014), and Writers & Lovers (2020). Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction (twice), The Maine Literary Award for Fiction (twice), a Whiting Award, and the B&N Discover Award. She has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and an alternate for the PEN/Hemingway. Lily lives in Portland.