Laura Zigman with Sara DiVello

Laura Zigman is a novelist and essayist acclaimed for her sharp wit and keen observations of modern relationships. Her latest novel, The Author Weekend, gives readers a thrilling and hilarious peek behind the publishing curtain as a (fictional!) bestselling mystery author’s retreat goes horribly wrong and one of the attendees winds up dead. This book is both a meditative dive into the dark heart of envy, and a glorious exploration of a woman of a certain age desperate to survive the dog-eat-dog world of publishing and control her own narrative. She will be in conversation with author and festival co-chair Sara DiVello about the inspiration behind the novel, the dynamics of creative communities, and the art of capturing human connection on the page.