Book Event with Author and Actress Kelly Bishop
“[Bishop’s] story is one of perseverance and good old-fashioned chutzpah…a definitively dishy read, written with warmth and refreshing frankness about the hard work and luck that contributed to her career… A captivating narrative, engagingly told.” —Library Journal
On September 18th, 2024, Meredith College Friends of the Library partnered with Quail Ridge Books to host author Kelly Bishop to promote her new memoir, The Third Gilmore Girl.
Kelly Bishop is a dancer and actress best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore in the beloved Emmy Award–winning show Gilmore Girls and as Marjorie Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing. Born in Colorado Springs in 1944, Bishop first moved to New York at age eighteen to pursue a career in ballet. Years later, her breakthrough performance originating the role of Sheila Bryant in the iconic musical A Chorus Line earned her a Tony as well as a Drama Desk Award. Pivoting from dancing to acting, Bishop’s onscreen credits include Six Degrees of Separation, Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and others. She lives in New Jersey.
Book Event with Senator Tim Kaine
Unfortunately, this event has been canceled for reasons beyond our control.
On February 18th, 2024, Meredith College Friends of the Library partnered with Quail Ridge Books to host author Alan Gratz to promote his new book Heroes. Thank you to all who supported this event!
Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed books for young readers, including Two Degrees, Ground Zero, Allies, Grenade, Refugee, Projekt 1065, Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, and Captain America: The Ghost Army, an original graphic novel. Alan lives in North Carolina with his wife and daughter.
On September 28, 2023, Meredith College Friends of the Library partnered with Quail Ridge Books to host authors James Patterson and Mike Lupica as they discussed their new book 12 Months to Live. Thank you to all who supported this event!
James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. Among his creations are Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and Maximum Ride. His #1 bestselling nonfiction includes Walk in My Combat Boots, Filthy Rich, and his autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson. He has collaborated on novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton and has won an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, and the National Humanities Medal.
Mike Lupica has been inducted into the National Sports Media Hall of Fame. He is an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News and has written 17 New York Times bestsellers.
On February 1st 2023, Meredith College Friends of the Library, Quail Ridge Books, and Rofhiwa Books hosted the launch of How to Be a (Young) Antiracist with co-authors Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone in conversation with Durham based author and psychiatrist, Dr. Damon Tweedy. Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, How to Be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of the concepts shared in the adult book, How to Be an Antiracist, with young adulthood front and center. If you were unable to attend, or would like to re-watch the presentation, contact Kate Pleasant at kpleasant@meredith.edu or (919) 760-8531 for a link to the recording. |