Chester County Library System to Host Virtual Event with Bestselling Author on March 9

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Ticket sales are now open for Chester County Library System’s much-anticipated, virtual NovelTea event featuring bestselling author Erik Larson on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 PM.

Larson is renowned for Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, as well as The Devil in the White City, which is set to be a limited series on Hulu. His In the Garden of Beasts is also currently under option for a feature film by Tom Hanks.

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz is a bestselling work of narrative nonfiction that recounts Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister of Great Britain — the year marked by the Blitz, or Nazi bombing of England. Britain’s top naval official, Churchill, is chosen as prime minister on May 10, 1940, amid widespread discontent with the current leader, Neville Chamberlain. On Churchill’s first day as prime minister, the Nazis invade Holland and Belgium, portending an anguished war on the continent.

Larson uses letters, diaries, archival documents, and other primary sources to reconstruct the day-to-day lives of Churchill, his family, and his inner circle — and, in doing so, shows how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.”

More information and registration for the event are available online. There are two ticket options:

  • $55 Premium Tea Ticket includes a library-branded tea tin, chocolates, a signed novel, a book club discussion kit, and tea to enjoy at home while watching a live interview with Larson
  • $35 Basic Ticket includes a signed novel, book club discussion kit, and link to view the live interview

Proceeds collected during this fundraiser — a collaboration with Reads & Company Bookshop in Phoenixville — support your local library within Chester County. Your contribution and participation promote and celebrate reading and writing, but also raises needed funds for the library to meet the changing needs of the community.

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