The Coronado Public Library is hosting two back-to-back author events in September.
Actress and New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch will be in the Winn Room on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. sharing her collection of essays: “You’re Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility.”
Then, on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m., Sarah Federman will explore the findings of her new book “Last Train to Auschwitz: The French National Railways and the Journey to Accountability.”
About “You’re Leaving When?”
Gurwitch was the longtime cohost of the fan favorite “Dinner & a Movie” and appeared on “Seinfeld,” “Murphy Brown,” “Boston Legal,” and “Dexter.” Gurwitch will discuss and sign her book of essays: “You’re Leaving When?,” which tells a story about “harnessing resilience and learning how life’s disappointments can teach you about the things that matter most,” according to the New York Times.
Copies of the book will be available for sale. Seating is first come, first served. Limited reserved seating is available with pre-purchase of the book through the event’s co-sponsor, Adventures by the Book.
About “The Last Train to Auschwitz”
Federman is an author, educator and conflict resolution practitioner. Prior to this work, she spent a decade as an international executive working with clients such as Google and the NFL. She is now an Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Joan B Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego.
Co-sponsored by the Worldview Project and the San Diego Diplomacy Council, Federman’s talk is an opportunity to dialogue and learn more about an account that changed significantly in the years after World War II.
The book is a “compelling blend of victims’ narratives and rigorous historical and legal analysis, making a significant contribution to our understanding of corporate accountability and transitional justice,” according to Leigh Payne of the University of Oxford, and shares the story of how the French National Railways were complicit in the Holocaust.
Learn more about both events at cplevents.org.
