Bestselling Author, Podcaster and TV Host Kelly Corrigan at Athena Books!
Athena Books is thrilled to welcome bestselling author, memoirist, podcaster, and television host Kelly Corrigan to the store to celebrate the release of Marianne the Maker! Kelly collaborates with her daughter, debut author Claire Corrigan Lichty, to bring us a new picture book about a determined young inventor. We couldn't be more excited to showcase this delightful story about the importance of creativity and nurturing your spark. Kelly will be joined in conversation by writer, podcaster and friend of the store, Julie Flakstad.
Your ticket to the event includes a copy of the book Marianne the Maker, wine, selzer and light dessert. Kelly's memoirs will also be available for sale and can be signed at the event.
About Marianne the Maker :
Marianne's days are filled with schedules, structure, and soccer. There's just one problem: Marianne is a maker. She needs every minute of her weekends to scheme and dream, draw and design, to build and rebuild! This is the story of how a creator with a crackerjack imagination finds a not-so-great way to skip practice and create her masterpiece. But will her dad understand?
Told in delightful rhyme that bounces across George Sweetland's gorgeous collage-style illustrations (chock full of hidden gems), Marianne the Maker is sure to kindle the creative spark that lives inside all of us.
About Kelly Corrigan:
Kelly Corrigan has written four New York Times bestselling memoirs in the last decade, earning her the title of “The Poet Laureate of the ordinary” from the Huffington Post and the “voice of a generation” from O Magazine. She is curious and funny and eager to go well past the superficial in every conversation. She has also penned some very popular Op-Eds about applying to college, becoming an empty nester and giving advice to teenagers in the New York Times. She is the host of the long-form interview show Tell Me More on PBS, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which has over 400 episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings.
About Julie Flakstad:
Julie Flakstad is the founder and producer of The Midlife Truth Project, a research-based initiative and Ambie-nominated podcast, aimed at amplifying the explosive shifts that women experience as they approach and settle into their 40s + 50s. As Executive Producer of Her Second Act, a groundbreaking new documentary about midlife, her work creates space for women to come together around complex and vulnerable topics. Julie is regularly featured on podcasts and in various publications including Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, Forbes, and Katie Couric Media. Her latest essay will be featured in the highly anticipated anthology Midlife Private Parts, set to release June 24th. You can follow her@JulieFlakstad and learn more atjulieflakstad.com.