Elinor Lipman

Monday June 19, 8:00 PM, Pacific Ballroom

Known for her wry social commentary, Elinor Lipman is the author of 14 novels, including her latest, Ms. Demeanor, which has received praise from authors Tom Perrotta, Wally Lamb and Cathleen Schine. In 2008 her debut novel Then She Found Me (1990) was adapted into a film starring Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth, Helen Hunt and Bette Midler. She not only served on the 2006 literature panel for the National Endowment for the Arts but was also a fiction judge for the 2008 National Book Awards. She lives in Manhattan and part-time in Homes, NY, on Lake Dutchess.