Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Fall/Winter 2024-25
Author Visit: Alice Hoffman, When We Flew Away (2024)
In conversation with literary scholar Anna Katsavos, acclaimed author Alice Hoffman will discuss her latest fiction, When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary (2024). Through extensive research and in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the book imagines and recreates Anne Frank's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during the years before she went into hiding. Hoffman imbues Frank, a young child, with wit, mischief, creativity, and wisdom beyond her age, foreshadowing the literary talent reflected in her now famous diary.
ALICE HOFFMAN is the highly acclaimed author of more than thirty novels, three books of short fiction, and eight books for children and young adults. Her works include the Practical Magic book series ( Practical Magic , The Rules of Magic , Magic Lessons , The Book of Magic ), The World That We Knew (winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize), The Marriage of Opposites , The Red Garden , Here on Earth (Oprah's Book Club Choice), The Museum of Extraordinary Things , The Dovekeepers , Faithful , and Turtle Moon . Born in
New York City, she currently lives near Boston. ANNA KATSAVOS , PhD, is an experienced book group facilitator. A SUNY Professor Emerita of English Literature and Women’s Studies, she has received numerous awards for teaching, and her scholarship has been published in a variety of literary journals. She has interviewed many best-selling authors and has presented interactive programs focusing on a wide range of women’s issues. Additionally, she conducts writing, editing and publishing workshops. Thursday, November 14 • 10:00am-11:15am • Zoom • Course 12893 • $35 Author Visit: Daniel M. Lavery, Women's Hotel (2024) Meet Daniel M. Lavery in conversation with Anna Katsavos as they discuss Lavery’s debut novel, Women’s Hotel (2024), a comic yet poignant series of vignettes about the denizens of a waning, second-rate women’s hotel in 1960s New York City. The Biedermeier is home to a charming cast that includes a cynical manager, a party girl, a freeloader, a failed hairdresser, a typesetter, a daytime elevator operator, and others. The period prose narrates every quirky backstory and misadventure as it brings these characters living in a transitory home to life. Delightfully offbeat, this slice-of-life comedy is infused with satirical commentary.
DANIEL M. LAVERY co-founded and co-edited the editorial site The Toast from 2013 to 2016, served as Slate’s “Dear Prudence” advice columnist from 2016 to 2021, and currently publishes a biweekly literary newsletter “The Chatner” at Substack. His first book, Texts from Jane Eyre (2014) was a New York Times bestseller. He has also written The Merry Spinster (2018), Something that May Shock and Discredit You (2020), and Dear Prudence (2023). Women’s Hotel is his first novel. ANNA KATSAVOS , PhD, is an experienced book group facilitator. A SUNY Professor Emerita of English Literature and Women’s Studies, she
has received numerous awards for teaching, and her scholarship has been published in a variety of literary journals. She has interviewed many best-selling authors and has presented interactive programs focusing on a wide range of women’s issues. Additionally, she conducts writing, editing and publishing workshops. Monday, February 10 • 1:00pm-2:15pm • Zoom • Course 12980 • $30
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