Anthony Doerr

Step aside, Fitzgerald and Hemingway! Here they come. This afternoon we introduce you to the next generation of American writers who are taking the literary world by storm. Paul Harding has just won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Yiyun Li and Wells Tower were named as two of The New Yorker’s ... (more)20 best American authors under 40. Anthony Doerr was named by Granta as one of the 21 best young American authors and Marisa Silver has been included in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories. We are delighted to present these American voices from whom you will hear a lot more in the coming years. Tickets $17.

Featuring local authors and their books for sale, and a reading by Anthony Doerr, Idaho Writer in Residence. Snacks, music and mingling with the very authors you read.
Sponsors: The Nampa Public Library Foundation and Idaho Press Tribune.

For information, contact Dan Black at 468-5824 or danblack@nampalibrary.org