"Sundays at Two" Lecture Series at Forbes Library Begins Nov. 19 with Author Elinor Lipman

This year's "Sundays at Two" series, sponsored by the Friends of Forbes Library and Smith College, will begin with a presentation by local author Elinor Lipman. Lipman will talk about the process she uses in writing fiction and answer questions from the audience at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, in the Calvin Coolidge Room, Forbes Library. The event is free and open to the public.

Lipman is the author of six works of fiction, including the best-selling "Isabel's Bed," a collection of stories and, her latest novel, "The Ladies' Man." She has recently completed a new novel, "Dearly Beloved." Writing about "The Inn at Lake Devine" for The New York Times Book Review, critic and author Lore Dickstein said, "Like an inspired alchemist, Lipman has converted serious subjects into humor," citing such topics as the rights of birth mothers in "Then She Found Me," interracial dating in "The Way Men Act" and sexual politics in "Isabel's Bed."

Born and raised in Lowell, Lipman graduated from Simmons College, where she studied journalism, and began writing fiction in an adult education workshop at Brandeis University. Her first short story was published in 1981 in Yankee Magazine, and her first book was published in 1987. Several of her novels are in development as films. Lipman also writes essays and book reviews.

Jane Dyer, author of children's books will be the second speaker in the "Sundays at Two" series on Dec. 11.

Contact: Ann Shanahan, (413) 585-2170, ashanahan@smith.edu

October 31, 2000