Marie Benedict

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We are delighted to be hosting home-town favorite and NYT best-selling author Marie Benedict yet again!

LaRoche University

You've packed the house before for Pittsburgh's own Marie Benedict. Come pack it again (in a masked and socially distanced way)!New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict is joining us live to, once again, to celebrate the release of the latest book in her series of novels uncovering the lives of over-looked women in history. Her previous titles, including <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781492662709" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Carnegie's Maid</a> and <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780593101537" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Personal Librarian</a>, have been bestsellers both for us here at Riverstone Books and nationally. We can't wait to learn about the latest historical figure she's brought to life: Rosalind Frank, the brilliant British scientist who discovered the structure of DNA but whose research was used without her permission by Crick and Watson to win the Nobel Prize.If you've read Marie's previous books you know how vividly and emotionally she writes about these forgotten figures, and you won't want to miss her this time around. If you haven't, take our word for it, and come find out for yourself!**This event will be streamed on Zoom if you are unable to attend in person. A link will be emailed to registrants four hours before the event begins**For Covid safety we won't have our customary signing line. Marie is still happy to personalize your books, though! If you pre-order a book in person, over the phone, or <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/218-marie-benedict" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">online</a>, simply let us know who you'd like it inscribed to. If you've already purchased a copy of Her Hidden Genius (or another Marie Benedict book) that you'd like Marie to sign, we've arranged for her to spend time signing those books ahead of the event as well. Simply drop your book off at either Riverstone Books location by Wednesday, February 16 and we'll have them signed and ready for you to pick up at the event. Be sure to include a note with details of your inscription.Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms, who found her calling unearthing the hidden historical stories of women. Her mission is to excavate from the past the most important, complex and fascinating women of history and bring them into the light of present-day where we can finally perceive the breadth of their contributions as well as the insights they bring to modern day issues. She embarked on a new, thematically connected series of historical novels with <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781492647584" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Other Einstein</a>, which tells the tale of Albert Einstein's first wife, a physicist herself, and the role she might have played in his theories. The next novel in this series is the USA Today bestselling <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781492662709" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Carnegie's Maid </a>-- which released in January of 2018 -- and the book that followed is the New York Times bestseller and Barnes &amp; Noble Book Club Pick <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781492666899" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Only Woman in the Room</a>, the story of the brilliant inventor Hedy Lamarr, which published in January of 2019. In January of 2020, <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781492666936" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lady Clementine</a>, the story of the incredible Clementine Churchill, was released, and became an international bestseller. Her next novel, the Instant NYTimes and USAToday bestselling <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781728234304" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Mystery of Mrs. Christie</a>, was published on December 29, 2020, and her first co-written book with the talented Victoria Christopher Murray, the instant NYTimes bestseller and Good Morning America Book Club Pick <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780593101537" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Personal Librarian</a>, was released on June 29, 2021.​ Her latest novel, <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9781728229393" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Her Hidden Genius</a>, about the brilliant British scientist Rosalind Franklin who discovered the structure of DNA but whose research was used without her permission by Crick and Watson to win the Nobel Prize, releases on January 25, 2022. Writing as Heather Terrell, Marie also published the historical novels <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780345494672" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Chrysalis</a>, <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780345494696" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Map Thief</a>, and <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780345505125" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brigid of Kildare</a>.

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