Meet & Mingle with 21 Award – Winning Authors at LitLIVE! in NSU’s Library – March 20

Two-day literary celebration features events where the public can interact with authors

FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – LitLIVE!, part of the 22nd edition of Literary Feast, will bring 21 acclaimed authors to Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center on March 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Authors will meet thousands of book lovers throughout the day at panel discussions, lectures, book sales and signings at the Alvin Sherman Library, on NSU’s main campus at 3301 College Ave. in Davie. The event is FREE and open to the public.

“Nova Southeastern University is honored to once again host the annual LitLIVE! event, which showcases the amazing, award-winning authors taking part in Literary Feast 2010,” said NSU Chancellor Ray Ferrero, Jr. “Providing this chance for up-close-and-personal interaction with these authors allows us to promote literacy and gives book-lovers of all ages the opportunity to support our library system – which in these tough economic times is even more vital to the community.”

This year’s program features an exceptional line-up of award-winning authors, including best-selling writers Russell Banks (The Reserve), Elizabeth Kostova (The Swan Thieves), Lisa See (Shanghai Girls), and mystery writer Deborah Crombie (Necessary as Blood).

“Literary Feast 2010 offers something for everyone – mysteries and thrillers, scholarly observations, musings on food and design, sports and social media, as well as investigative journalism, analyses and even the Bernie Madoff scandal,” said Literary Feast Co-Chair Diane Brewer, Vice President/Private Banker at Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust.

Sponsored for the ninth year by NSU, Literary Feast 2010 is a two-day event benefiting the Broward Public Library Foundation. In addition to LitLIVE!, Literary Feast 2010 events include:

• Novel Day for Students, Friday, March 19: The Feast authors visit Broward County high schools throughout the day to discuss their books and the craft of writing. They will also announce the winners of the annual Literary Feast Short Story Contest at each school. Sponsors include Bank of America and the Josephine S. Leiser Foundation.

• “Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire” Luncheon, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19: A new course has been added to Literary Feast – a luncheon with Mireille Guiliano, author of Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire and French Women Don’t Get Fat. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six’s revolving Pier Top in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $65. Sponsors include Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust and AutoNation.
• A Circle of Friends Breakfast Lecture with Author Joy Fielding, 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20: This breakfast lecture hosted by the Circle of Friends of the Alvin Sherman Library features suspense and mystery writer Joy Fielding and her most recent books, The Wild Zone and Still Life. It costs $15 a person, is open to Circle of Friends members only, and requires registration. To register or to become a Circle of Friends member, please call 954-262-4627 or visit www.nova.edu/library/main.
• A Night of Literary Feasts, 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 20: The namesake fundraising event begins with cocktails, a silent auction and book signings at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six. Guests are then treated to intimate dinner parties with the authors in private homes and upscale South Florida restaurants. Ticket packages start at $150 per person.

The full list of authors involved in the 2009 Literary Feast events includes:

• Steve Alten, MEG: Hell’s Aquarium
• Russell Banks, The Reserve
• R.B. Bernstein, The Founding Fathers Reconsidered
• Deborah Crombie, Necessary as Blood
• Joy Fielding, The Wild Zone
• Mireille Guiliano, Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
• Anne C. Heller, Ayn Rand and the World She Made
• David Kirby, Little Richard: The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
• Jean Hanff Korelitz, Admission
• Elizabeth Kostova, The Swan Thieves
• Emily Liebert, Facebook Fairytales: Modern Day Miracles to Inspire the Human Spirit
• Ellen Lupton, Design Your Life: The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things
• Peter Maass, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil
• Bob Morris, Baja Florida
• Achy Obejas, Ruins
• Alexandra Penney, The Bag Lady Papers
• Patricia Powell, The Fullness of Everything
• Lisa See, Shanghai Girls
• Poppy Tooker, Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook
• Jerald Walker, Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption
• L. Jon Wertheim, Strokes of Genius

For more information, please visit www.literaryfeastonline.org or call 954-357-5954. Fans can also follow the Broward Public Library Foundation on Twitter @LitFeast2010.

Media Contact:
Andra Liwag, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5309 (office), 954-873-8494 (cell), andrali@nova.edu