Maggie Smith is the author of the instant bestseller You Could Make This Place Beautiful, a bittersweet recollection of the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself, as well as stunning collections of poetry such as Good Bones, and essays like the ones in Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change.

This four-part reading series features acclaimed poets, writers, and comics artists who teach in SAL’s Writers in the Schools program.

Natasha Lyonne continues to push boundaries as an Emmy- and Golden Globe nominated producer, actor, writer and director with more than three decades in the industry to her name.

Join us for a poetry reading featuring SAL’s talented Youth Poetry Fellows. At Youth Poetry Fellowship (YPF) meetings this year, fellows have been honing their craft and strengthening their performance.

The event will feature a lively reception and delicious multi-course dinner, an engaging program featuring a special guest author and youth poet, and a live and online silent auction of unique literary experiences and treasures.

Emma Donoghue, the “soul-stirring” (Oprah Daily) nationally bestselling author of Room, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.