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Pen Pals celebrates its 11th season this fall with a stellar lineup of literary figures.

Our venue at Hopkins Center for the Arts offers great sound and sight lines for the entire house, as well as nearby restaurants and convenient parking.

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Kaye Gibbons Thurs, Oct. 11, 2007, 7:30 pm Fri, Oct. 12, 2007, 11 am. A North Carolina native, Gibbons wrote her first novel, Ellen Foster, while studying at the UNC-Chapel Hill. This extraordinary debut won numerous awards and set the stage for a prolific career. She has since authored seven critically acclaimed books including A Virtuous Woman, Charms for the Easy Life, and Divining Women. She has likened the writing process to “looking over an abyss and knowing that I have to jump.”

Tracy Kidder Thurs, Nov. 1, 2007, 7:30 pm Fri, Nov. 2, 2007, 11 am. Widely regarded as one of the living masters of nonfiction. Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Soul of a New Machine, an account of the development of the minicomputer. His second book, House, reads like a novel but chronicles the design and construction of the award-winning Souweine House in Amherst, MA. His latest book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, tells the remarkable story of charismatic doctor Paul Farmer, a world-class Robin Hood who has devoted his life to curing infectious diseases.

Daniel Handler Thurs, Dec. 6, 2007, 7:30 pm Fri, Dec. 7, 2007, 11 am. Handler is the author of the novels The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs, a collection of short stories about love. Under the name Lemony Snicket he also has written the best-selling children’s collection A Series of Unfortunate Events. Handler has also worked in film and music, most recently in collaboration with composer Nathaniel Stookey on a piece for the San Francisco Symphony entitled “The Composer Is Dead.”

Yann Martel Mon, Apr. 21, 2008, 7:30 pm Tues, Apr. 22, 2008, 11: a.m. Born in Spain of Canadian parents, Martel had an international upbringing in Costa Rica, France, Canada and Mexico. In 2002 Martel came to public attention with his prizewinning second novel, Life of Pi. This epic survival story involves the son of Indian zookeepers shipwrecked with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Other works include his first novel, Self, and a collection of short stories titled The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios.

Robert Alexander Thurs, May 8, 2008, 7:30 pm Fri, May 9, 2008, 11 am. For more than 30 years Robert Alexander (aka mystery writer R.D. Zimmerman) has traveled extensively in Russia, and is the bestselling author of The Kitchen Boy and Rasputin's Daughter. His newest book, The Romanov Bride (due May, 2008), tells the tragic story of the Tsaritsa's sister, Grand Duchess Elizabeth. Raised in Chicago, he now lives in Minneapolis.

TICKET INFORMATION

Season Tickets (5 lecture series)
$175 Main Floor
$150 Balcony
$5 processing fee for season tickets

Individual Tickets
$45 Main Floor
$35 Balcony
$3.50 processing fee per ticket

Discounted tickets available for students and groups of 10 or more.

Call Uptowntix at 651-209-6799 or online at www.uptowntix.com

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