Bestselling Author To Be Featured Guest At Upcoming Literary Luncheon At Pequot Library

FAIRFIELD, CT — Author Alison Espach will be the featured guest at Pequot Library’s upcoming Literary Luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12 at 12 p.m.

Espach, a New York Times bestselling writer, will discuss her latest novel, The Wedding People, which has received widespread acclaim. The book was recently named a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick, the No. 1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024, and winner of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction Book.

The novel tells the story of an unexpected wedding guest and the people who help her rebuild her life. Pequot Library Director of Development Grace Calderon described The Wedding People as a favorite among the library’s staff and said the organization is looking forward to hosting Espach.

The event will include an author talk, audience Q&A, and book signing. Copies of Espach’s books will be available for purchase through Barrett Bookstore.

Tickets include lunch and a glass of wine. VIP tickets offer access to a pre-event “meet and greet” with Espach and a glass of sparkling wine. The event will also feature raffle prizes.

Tickets are available at pequotlibrary.org/literaryluncheon.

ABOUT ALISON ESPACH:
Alison Espach is the New York Times best-selling author of The Wedding People, a New York Times Editor’s Choice, a TODAY Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club pick, a Barnes and Noble Book Club Pick, and the #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024. The Wedding People will be published in over twenty countries. She is also the author of Notes on Your Sudden
Disappearance, a Chicago Tribune and NPR “Best Book of 2022,” as well as The Adults, a New York Times Editor’s Choice and Barnes and Noble Discover pick. Her fictional audio series In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People is an Audible Original. She has written for McSweeney’s, Vogue, Outside, LitHub, Joyland and other places. She lives and teaches creative writing in Rhode Island.

ABOUT PEQUOT LIBRARY:
Founded in 1889, Pequot Library’s mission is to enrich lives by serving the cultural, educational, and intellectual needs of the entire community. Its annual programs for adults and children serve more than 58,000 participants a year. As a public association library 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the library relies on the generosity of individual donors and foundations, special event fundraisers, grants, corporate and community partners, and Friends of Pequot Library memberships. Follow Pequot Library on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.