Lunch for Libraries
Overture Center 201 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
press release:
BMO Harris presents New York Times and international best-selling historical fiction writer Paula McLain, who will headline Madison Public Library Foundation’s fifth annual Lunch for Libraries fundraiser on Thursday, March 17, at Overture Center for the Arts. McLain has found her niche in female-focused historical fiction, through which she imaginatively relives the lives of notable women from the past. "Circling the Sun," released in July, is a fictionalized account of glamorous aviator Beryl Markham’s life in Kenya in the 1920s. “Circling the Sun” was preceded by McLain’s 2011 bestseller “The Paris Wife,” which offers a glimpse of what life may have been like for Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley. The event begins at noon. Individual tickets are limited and are $125 each, including a signed hardcover copy of “Circling the Sun.” Lunch for Libraries proceeds support the Wisconsin Book Festival. $85 of each ticket is tax-deductible. Madison Public Library Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Tickets may be purchased online at mplfoundation.org. Tables of eight are available for purchase by calling 608.266.6318. Email events@mplfoundation.org to receive ticket information.