PEN New England & the JFK Library present
A TRIBUTE TO JOHN UPDIKE
Sunday, June 7th, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point, Boston
Authors Nicholson Baker, Samuel Shem (pen-name of Dr. Stephen Bergman), and Anne Bernays; editor and journalist Charles McGrath;
critic and scholar William Pritchard; and family members pay tribute to
John Updike, who passed away on January 27, 2009 at the age of 76.
Radio/internet host Christopher Lydon is Master of Ceremonies.
All forums are
free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended.
Please call
(617) 514-1643 to register.
PEN
(Poets/Playwrights,
Essayists/Editors, Novelists) New England is an organization of
distinguished authors, aspiring writers, and all who
love the written word. Our mission is to advance the cause of literature in New England and defend free expression everywhere. PEN New England is one of three regional branches of PEN American Center, and part of International PEN, the oldest international literary organization and also the oldest human rights organization in the world.
PEN New England
Lesley University
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
pen-ne@lesley.edu
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