Considered one of the finest writers of our time, Ford is perhaps best known for his Frank Bascombe series of novels, The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land. Set in Haddam, New Jersey, a fictional town that bears more than a passing resemblance to Princeton, the novels have won critical praise; Independence Day, was the first novel ever to win both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Ford is also the author of several short story collections, including Rock Springs, Women With Men and A Multitude of Sins and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker. Ford's other honors include the Award for Merit in the Novel of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, and from France, the Ordre des Artes et des Lettres. His novels and stories have been translated into 23 languages.
Friday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m.
Tickets for this event, proceeds from which benefit the library, are $25 for the talk; $15 for students and seniors. Benefactor and Patron tickets, which include preferred seating at the talk, along with dinner and an auction at the library following the talk, are $250 and $150, respectively. For more information or to order, call the Friends of the Princeton Public Library at 609.924.9529, ext. 280.
(Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St.)