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Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:00 PM
[ALOUD] at Central Library
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Tue, Apr 27, 7:00 PM [ALOUD]
Helen Benedict

In conversation with Deanne Stillman, author and journalist

The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq

A work of brilliant and compassionate reporting, “a must-read for everyone who cares about women, justice, fairness, the military, and the United States.” (Katha Pollitt, The Nation)

Helen Benedict, the author of ten books, is professor of journalism at Columbia University and writes frequently on women, race, and justice. Her work on soldiers won the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism.

http://www.helenbenedict.com

Deanne Stillman is the author of the acclaimed bestseller, Twentynine Palms: A True Story of Murder, Marines, and the Mojave.  It was a Los Angeles Times "best book 01," Hunter Thompson called it "a strange and brilliant story by an important American writer,"  now out in a new, updated edition.  She is also the author of the widely praised Mustang: the Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West, an LA Times "best book 08" and winner of the California Book Award silver medal in nonfiction.  She is a member of the core faculty at the UC Riverside-Palm Desert low-residency MFA creative writing program.

www.deannestillman.com

Directions/Parking:
Unless otherwise indicated, ALOUD programs take place at the Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.