Novelist Ann Packer Discusses Her Book 'Songs

Without Words'

Ann Packer’s debut novel, "The Dive from Clausen’s Pier," was a nationwide
best seller that established her as a gifted chronicler of the interior lives of
women. Her second novel, "Songs Without Words," explores the lifelong
friendship of two women, the confining roles we sometimes take upon
ourselves, and the deep connection in a friendship that is pushed to the
breaking point. Ann will discuss the novel, recently released in paperback.
A book signing will follow with books for sale courtesy of Shaman Drum
Bookshop, cosponsors of this event.

Ann Packer received the Great Lakes Book Award for "The Dive from
Clausen’s Pier," and is a past recipient of a James Michener award and a
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Her fiction has appeared in
The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and other magazines, as well as in "Prize
Stories 1992: The O. Henry Awards." She is the author of "Mendocino and
Other Stories."

Thursday October 9, 2008

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

343 South Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104