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Alice Hoffman
C. BURR ARTZ TRUST WELCOMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Reimagining Fairytales: an Evening with Alice Hoffman

NY Times bestselling author and Oprah Book Club pick to appear at the Weinberg Center for the Arts, October 7 at 7 pm

In partnership with Frederick Reads and the Weinberg Center for the Arts, the C. Burr Artz Trust will host a reading by author, novelist and short story writer, Alice Hoffman at the Weinberg on Thursday, October 7 at 7 pm. The C. Burr Artz Trust has generously underwritten Hoffman's appearance, which is free and open to the public.

Hoffman will review a final selection of 72 Film Fest films from the category "Best Use of Fairytale" and present that award following her discussion.
Over the course of her remarkable career, Alice Hoffman has given pleasure to so many readers with her exceptionally powerful and provocative storytelling. From her first novel, Property Of, written at age twenty-one, to Here on Earth, an Oprah Book Club selection and a huge bestseller, to The River King and her acclaimed last novel, Skylight Confessions, Hoffman has created her own brand of magical fiction that reveals the heartbreak as well as the redemptive power of love.

She has published a total of eighteen novels, two books of short fiction, and eight books for children and young adults. Her novels have been have been recognized as notable books of the year by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, Library Journal, and People Magazine. Her short fiction and non-fiction have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, Kenyon Review, Redbook, Architectural Digest, Gourmet, Self, and other magazines.

Her novel, Practical Magic was made into a Warner film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. She has also worked as a screenwriter and is the author of the original screenplay Independence Day, a film starring Kathleen Quinlan and Diane Wiest. Her teen novel Aquamarine was recently made into a film starring Emma Roberts. Her novel, At Risk, which concerns a family dealing with AIDS, can be found on the reading lists of many universities, colleges and secondary schools. Her most recent novel is The Story Sisters (2009) published by Shaye Areheart Books, and in paperback from Three Rivers Press (June 2010). Her teen novel, Green Witch, was published in March 2010, by Scholastic Press and is the sequel to her popular post-apocalyptic fairy tale, Green Angel.

Alice Hoffman was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. She attended Adelphi University and went on to get a Masters in creative writing from Stanford University where she was also the recipient of a Mirrielees Fellowship. Hoffman is currently a visiting research associate at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. In her lectures, Hoffman discusses the art of storytelling, her influences and inspirations and the experience of being a writer.

The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase, and Hoffman will be available for book signing following the performance. For further information about Hoffman's performance, visit fcpl.org or call 301-600-1629.