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Greek Dinner Adventure

April 23, 2018 @ 6:30 pm PDT

About the Event

Adventures by the Book® is excited to announce a very special and exciting Adventure for you! Madeline Miller, Orange Prize for Fiction winner and New York Times bestselling author, will be joining us for an unforgettable Greek Dinner Adventure where we will have the pleasure of getting to know her latest book, Circe! This book takes Greek mythology to the next level and allows readers to immerse themselves in the mythos of the past. Amazon.com has described this book as “one of the most anticipated books of 2018,” and we can’t wait to share it with you!

As you enjoy an authentic Greek dinner at the fabulous Greek Palace Restauarnt, Madeline will discuss her exciting new book, Circe! Your Adventure includes a Greek themed dinner, soft beverage, tax, gratuity, author presentation, Q&A, book signing, and the opportunity to meet Madeline up close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting.

About the Author

Madeline Miller was born in Boston and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. For the last ten years she has been teaching and tutoring Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students.

She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms.

The Song of Achilles, her first novel, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a New York TimesBestseller. It has been translated into twenty-five languages including Dutch, Mandarin, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic and Greek. Madeline was also shortlisted for the 2012 Stonewall Writer of the Year, and her essays have appeared in a number of publications including the GuardianWall Street Journal, Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org.

She currently lives in Narberth, PA, where she tutors and writes. Her second novel, Circe, will be published in April, 2018.

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Details

Date:
April 23, 2018
Time:
6:30 pm PDT
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Venue

Greek Palace Restaurant
8878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. 
San Diego, CA 92123 United States