The Louise & Hugh Johnson Author series hosts well-known regional and national authors. The library is pleased to announce that the next author for this series will be Gish Jen!.

Ms. Jen has written nine books, including five novels, two short story collections, and two nonfiction titles. Her latest book, Thank You, Mr. Nixon, was named one of the best books of 2022 by  The New Yorker, Oprah Daily, and NPR. Her most recent novel is the bestseller The Resisters. Jen is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.  She has been awarded a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, a Guggenheim fellowship, a Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study fellowship, and a Mildred and Harold Strauss Living; she has also delivered the William E. Massey, Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization at Harvard University. She is currently a Visiting Professor at Harvard.
 

    

On Thursday, September 26, 2024, Ms. Jen will read from and discuss her books. Copies of  her books will be available for purchase.

Free. Registration required.  This event begins at 7:30 p.m.  Book sales and cash bar start at 6:30 p.m.

The Johnson Author Series is made possible by a permanent endowment by Louise & Hugh Johnson. The Johnson endowment was left to and is managed by the Friends of the Library and is intended to enrich the lives of Ipswich residents. Louise and Hugh loved life. They loved books, nature, friends, good food, and each other. They lived together in Ipswich. Louise was very involved with the Ipswich Public library, the garden club, bird watching, and poetry. Hugh had a background in publishing, loved to fly fish, and cherished Jane Austen's novels (his favorite being Emma). 

This is an indoor event.  There is no hybrid/Zoom component to this program.  And this program will not be recorded. 

There is no ticket needed on the day of the event.  If you are registered to attend, your name will be on a printed list at the check-in table. And volunteers will be on hand to check your name off the registrant list.