An Evening with Marie Benedict

Join us at The Community College of Beaver County on Thursday, September 14 for an evening with bestselling author, Marie Benedict.

Pre-reception/ open house begins at 4:30 in the CCBC library with complimentary refreshments. Opening remarks begin at 5:30 with Heinz History Center Senior Curator, Leslie Przybylek in the Community Resources Conference Room.

Ms. Benedict's speaking speaking engagement begins at 6pm.

This event is free to the public. Seating is limited.

Marie Benedict's book(s), audio books and e-books are now available to borrow through our Library System catalogue. Copies will be available for purchase at CCBC during the event.

**Accessibility: Please let us know if you or your guest require ambulatory or auditory assistance by calling 724-378-6227 and we will do our best to accommodate**

Leading up to her visit, check out our schedule of 'Book Pairing Events' with paint classes with Crafting Elegance and our History Alive series with The Heinz History Center, including a special seminar at The Air Heritage Museum. Schedules below.

This engagement is sponsored in-part by The Pennsylvania Charter School. This engagement will be hybrid for students and families who wish to attend her talk virtually. More details soon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marie Benedict is a New York Times and USAToday bestselling author of eight works of historical fiction. She a Western Pennsylvania lawyer (Sewickley) with more than ten years’ experience at the country’s premiere law firms, she found her calling in 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.

• New York Times Bestseller
• Bookmarked – Target Book Club
• Indie Next List
• Barnes & Noble Book Club
• Library Reads Selection
• USA Bestseller

She is the author of The Only Woman in the Room, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Carnegie’s Maid, The Other Einstein, Lady Clementine, Agent 355, Her Hidden Genius, The Mitford Affair and, with Victoria Christopher Murray, the Good Morning America Book Club pick, The Personal Librarian. They have been translated into over thirty languages, and her books are often not only Indie Next and Library Reads picks but chosen by national books clubs such a Good Morning America, Barnes & Noble, Target, and Costco.