EDWARD P. JONES
Monday, September 18 at 7 p.m. at Seattle Public Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue

Co-presented with the WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE BOOK AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. We are delighted to help welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Edward P. Jones back to Seattle. His 2003 novel, The Known World, received numerous honors in addition to the Pulitzer, and has continued, ever more strongly, as a book readers seek. It is a singular work. Readers with long memories (Lost in the City)—and readers who keep current with The New Yorker—also know that Edward P. Jones is a masterful short story writer. It is with a stellar new collection, All Aunt Hagar's Children (Amistad/HarperCollins), that he makes this visit. "In 14 short stories, Jones demonstrates his skill at drawing complex and nuanced characters and predicaments. Washington, D.C. is the setting for this collection of stories in assorted time frames with assorted characters, most of whom come from the rural South, and all of whom are coping with the transformation of their lives and their adjustments to a new way of life...Jones' stories are rich in detail and emotions as he plumbs the intricacies of people's relationships with one another and with spiritual forces at work in urban as well as natural environments. Readers who enjoyed The Known World will relish these varied gems of Jones' talent for storytelling." - Vanessa Bush, Booklist. Free admission on a first-come, first-serve basis (no advance tickets). Seattle Public Central Library is located at 1000 Fourth Avenue (between Madison and Spring). $5 parking vouchers for use in the Library's parking garage are available for those attending. For more information, please see www.spl.org or call (206) 386-4636.

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