Sunday, January 13, 2019
“Under the Influence: Archetype and Adaptation”
The Final Session of the 37th annual Key West Literary Seminar
San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St. (Doors open to the public at 1:45; first-come, first-seated.)
2:00-2:10 pm
Greetings from Executive Director Arlo Haskell
2:10-2:55 pm
“From Princesses to Supergirls: Empowerment in Fiction for Teen Girls”
Meg Cabot and Danielle Paige in conversation
2:55-3:15 pm
20-minute break
3:15-3:45 pm
“The King and the Three Impostors”
A reading by Dexter Palmer
3:45-4:45 pm
“The Other Side of the Story: Mr. March’s Civil War, Circe’s Odyssey, and Mary Reilly’s Dr. Jekyll”
Geraldine Brooks, Valerie Martin, and Madeline Miller in conversation
4:45-5:15 pm
Book signings with Geraldine Brooks, Meg Cabot, Valerie Martin, Madeline Miller, Dexter Palmer, and Danielle Paige
Monday, January 14, 2019
Friends of the Key West Library Lecture Series – Season Opener
Old City Hall, 510 Greene Street
6:00-7:00 pm
Madeline Miller | An evening with the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe and Song of Achilles
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
“Writers on Writing”
Featuring the teaching faculty of the KWLS Writers’ Workshop Program
Helmerich Theater at the Studios of Key West, 533 Eaton St.
5:30-5:35 pm
Greetings from Executive Director, Arlo Haskell
5:35-6:10 pm
“How to Write a Story,” with short story-writer and Florida International University Writing Professor John Dufresne
6:10-6:55 pm
“The Poet as Editor:” Pulitzer Prize winner Gregory Pardlo joins New Yorker Poetry Editor Kevin Young in conversation
6:55-7:10 pm
15-minute break
7:10-8:00 pm
“Making Time to Write in Your Busy, Busy Life:” Acclaimed novelist Emily Raboteau joins National Book Critics Circle President Kate Tuttle for a revealing conversation
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
An Evening with Richard Russo
Books & Books @ the Studios of Key West (Sanger Gallery), 533 Eaton St.
7:00-8:00 pm
Richard Russo
A reading, conversation, and book signing with Guggenheim Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls
All the above programs are free and open-to-the-public. Please note: first-come, first-seated.