Lee Woodruff

An evening with New York Times best-selling author Lee Woodruff, wife of ABC World News Tonight co-anchor Bob Woodruff, in conversation with renowned writer and educator Erica Brown.

7:00 pm
6:30 pm VIP Reception

Actions speak louder than words, but the pen is mightier than the sword: Join us for our signature event as Lee and Erica discuss the power of language and its impact on social change.

General “Verse” Ticket – $80
7:00pm Wine & Welcome
VIP “Chapter” Ticket – $180
Includes 6:30pm reception with Lee and Erica, preferred seating and a signed copy of Lee’s best-selling book, Those We Love Most (SqueakyChu)… (more)

Lee Woodruff
"The New York Times bestselling writer and CBS This Morning contributor Lee Woodruff reads from her dubet novel, Those We Love Most."

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Supper Buffet 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Spoken Interludes 7:30 – 8:30 pm (writers read from their work with a Q&A)
Book signing 8:30 – 9:00 pm

$25.00 at the door

Chutney Masala will take cash or checks at the door,
but the Riverview bar can only take cash. The bookseller can take cash, check, or credit card.

Books sold by The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville, NY

From http://spokeninterludes.com/index.html:
"Spoken Interludes is a critically acclaimed literary salon where award-winning, best-selling, and up-coming writers read their own work. DeLauné Michel created Spoken Interludes in 1996, when the choices for literary events were pretty much limited to poetry readings or signings in bookstores. Since that time, this literary institution in New York and Los Angeles has been covered extensively by publications ranging from The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, GQ Magazine and has been heard on National Public Radio. " (MDGentleReader)… (more)

Lee Woodruff will discuss and sign her new novel Those We Love the Most.

Brimming with emotional insight and unforgettable characters, this is a novel about family, love, betrayal, forgiveness and how we survive unthinkable tragedy.

This event takes place at SCPL.

Location: Street: McChesney Room at Schenectady County Public Library Additional: 99 Clinton St City: Schenectady, Province: New York Postal Code: 12305 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

A bright June day. A split-second distraction. A family forever changed. Life is good for Maura Corrigan. Married to her college sweetheart, Pete, raising three young kids with her parents nearby in her peaceful Chicago suburb, her world is secure. Then one day, in a single turn of fate, that entire world comes crashing down and everything that she thought she knew changes. Maura must learn to move forward with the weight of grief and the crushing guilt of an unforgivable secret. Pete senses a gap growing between him and his wife but finds it easier to escape to the bar with his friends than face the flaws in his marriage. Meanwhile, Maura's parents are dealing with the fault lines in their own marriage. Charismatic Roger, who at sixty-five, is still chasing the next business deal and Margaret, a pragmatic and proud homemaker, have been married for four decades, seemingly happily. But the truth is more complicated. Like Maura, Roger has secrets of his own and when his deceptions and weaknesses are exposed, Margaret's love and loyalty face the ultimate test. Those We Love Most chronicles how these unforgettable characters confront their choices, examine their mistakes, fight for their most valuable relationships, and ultimately find their way back to each other. It takes us deep into the heart of what makes families and marriages tick and explores a fundamental question: when the ties that bind us to those we love are strained or broken, how do we pick up the pieces? Deeply penetrating and brimming with emotional insight, this engrossing family drama heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.

Lee Woodruff is the coauthor with her husband, Bob Woodruff, of the number one New York Times bestseller In an Instant, and the author of the essay collection Perfectly Imperfect. She is a contributing editor to CBS This Morning and has written numerous articles on family and parenting for Parade, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, Country Living, and Family Fun. She and Bob founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation to assist wounded service members and their families. Woodruff has four children and lives in Westchester County, New York.

This event is FREE.

Location: Street: 768 Boston Post Rd. City: Madison, Province: Connecticut Postal Code: 06443 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

“Lee Woodruff has written a beautiful, humorous, poignant page-turner.”--Adriana Trigiani

On a warm June day, Maura Corrigan is walking with her nine-year-old son, James, as he rides his bike to school when the unthinkable happens. He darts on to the street and is hit by Alex, a 17- year-old neighbor. What unfolds in the wake of the accident is an intricate web of relationships, secrets, and betrayals that ultimately create a story of resilience.

Told through the perspectives of two generations within the family, Those We Love Most chronicles how an unimaginable sudden twist of fate forces each family member to confront their choices, examine their mistakes, and fight for their most valuable relationships. It raises the age-old question: Why do we hurt the ones we love?

At once thoughtful, penetrating and engrossing, the characters live with you long after you’ve finished the novel. This debut family saga that will satisfy readers of The Summer We Fell Apart, We Were the Mulvaneys, and Saint Maybe.

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Lee Woodruff is a contributing editor for CBS This Morning, reporting on a variety of home- and family-related topics. Her first book, the best-selling In an Instant, garnered critical acclaim for its compelling and humorous chronicle of her family’s journey to recovery following her husband Bob’s roadside bomb injury in Iraq. Her second book was a collection of essays, Perfectly Imperfect – A Life in Progress. Those We Love Most is her first novel.

Location: Street: 38 S Snelling Ave City: Saint Paul, Province: Minnesota Postal Code: 55105 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Lee Woodruff reads from Those We Love Most.

Please join us at the Bookshop Sunday, September 23rd at 3 pm, as we welcome Lee Woodruff, reading from and signing her debut novel, "Those We Love Most". "Those We Love Most" chronicles how these unforgettable characters confront their choices, examine their mistakes, fight for their most valuable relationships, and ultimately find their way back to each other. It takes us deep into the heart of what makes families and marriages tick and explores a fundamental question: when the ties that bind us to those we love are strained or broken, how do we pick up the pieces? Deeply penetrating and brimming with emotional insight, this engrossing family drama heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction. Lee Woodruff is the coauthor with her husband, Bob Woodruff, of the number one New York Times bestseller In an Instant, and the author of the essay collection Perfectly Imperfect. She is a contributing editor to CBS This Morning and has written numerous articles on family and parenting for Parade, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, Country Living, and Family Fun. She and Bob founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation to assist wounded service members and their families. Woodruff has four children and lives in Westchester County, New York. (TooFondOfBooks)… (more)

Lee Woodruff discusses Perfectly Imperfect.

From the store site: In An Instant , Lee and Bob Woodruff’s moving account of the repercussions brought about by the news anchor’s harrowing war injury, wowed countless readers. Lee Woodruff returns for an evening at the Coolidge with a deeply personal, extremely charming book about her own experiences – everything from parenthood to aging to style. (sweeks1980)… (more)