Fifth annual InSight & InPerson series welcomes Anne Lamott

Jefferson County Public Library is proud to welcome Anne Lamott, best-selling author of Bird by Bird, Operating Instructions and Plan B, to its fifth annual InSight & InPerson Distinguished Author Series on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Belmar Center in Lakewood. Free tickets will be available on the Library's web site at http://jefferson.lib.co.us/Lamott beginning at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Anne Lamott has written several books of nonfiction about heavy subjects like motherhood, alcoholism and religion. She also has written several novels, including Hard Laughter, Rosie, Joe Jones, All New People and Crooked Little Heart. The Sept. 24 program begins at 7 p.m. with a presentation by Lamott, followed by a question-and-answer session and a book signing. A pre-event reception featuring "InDepth...an audience with Anne Lamott" takes place at 5:30 p.m. and gives guests the opportunity to attend a live interview with Lamott. Tickets to InDepth are $35 or two for $60 and can be purchased online.

"It is exciting that we are once again bringing a nationally-recognized author to the Jefferson County community," said Executive Director Marcellus Turner. "We are proud to be one of the few libraries in the country to offer residents the opportunity to see best-selling authors for free."

Insight & InPerson began in 2004 with Joyce Carol Oates; it welcomed more than 800 people to Amy Tan in 2005; Sue Monk Kidd in 2006 and Alexander McCall Smith in 2007. The series is made possible with the help of the Jefferson County Library Foundation and local sponsors.

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