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Public Information Officer
emily.waltenbaugh@nashville.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 13, 2017
SALON@615 WELCOMES STAHL AND OATES
Saunders, Iles, McCarthy and Baldacci Round Out Spring Slate of Free Author Talks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashvillians have more opportunities to attend talks with best-selling authors this spring as part of the
Salon@615 series. The spring 2017 slate includes acclaimed short story writer George Saunders with his first novel; New York
Times bestselling author Greg Iles; John Oates of soul duo Hall & Oates; Emmy-winning television journalist Lesley Stahl; actor,
director and award winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy; and international bestselling mystery author, philanthropist and adult
literacy advocate David Baldacci.
All Salon@615 events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
George Saunders
Friday, February 24
6:30 p.m.
Book: Lincoln in the Bardo
Location: Parnassus Books
Greg Iles
Saturday, March 25
2:00 p.m.
Book: Mississippi Blood
Location: Main Library auditorium
John Oates
Sunday, April 9
3:00 p.m.
Book: Change of Seasons: A Memoir
Location: Main Library auditorium
Lesley Stahl
Wednesday, April 12
6:15 p.m.
Book: Becoming Grandma
Location: Main Library auditorium
Andrew McCarthy
Thursday, April 13
6:30 p.m.
Book: Just Fly Away
Location: Parnassus Books
David Baldacci
Wednesday, April 19
6:15 p.m.
Book: The Fix
Location: Main Library auditorium
About Salon@615
Salon@615 is an ongoing partnership between Nashville Public Library, Humanities Tennessee, the Nashville Public Library
Foundation, Parnassus Books and BookPage designed to nurture and celebrate the literary life of Nashville by presenting bestselling
authors for talks and book signings. Since its inception in early 2011, Salon@615 has become a regular and vital author series on
Nashville’s cultural calendar. For more information, visit www.salonat615.com.
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