Bestselling Author Bill Bryson comes to Vive le Livre November 11, 2010

Vive le Livre has a new date but our guest speaker makes it worth the wait!

The Huntsville Library Foundation presents the 24th annual Vive le Livre, Long Live the Book, event on November 11, 2010.  Vive le Livre traditionally has been in September, but this year the date has been moved to welcome bestselling author Bill Bryson. 

A masterful and irreverent storyteller, Bryson takes readers on a memorable trip with his charm, warmth and self-effacing humor. Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw agrees saying this about Bill’s book, The Life and Times of Thunderbolt Kid: “Bill Bryson’s laugh-out-loud pilgrimage through his Fifties childhood in heartland America is a national treasure. It’s full of insights, wit, and wicked adolescent fantasies.”   

Bryson has written over twenty books with more than six million copies being sold in the United States.  His newest book, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, is being released October 5, 2010 by Doubleday.  

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Vive le Livre is a celebration of literature and libraries through the ages. Proceeds benefit Huntsville Madison County Public Library. Tickets   A convenience fee will be added to all credit card purchases.

24^th Annual Vive le Livre

Thursday, November 11, 2010
Von Braun Center – South Hall at 6 p.m.

Ticket  Information:

Benefactor -- $500

• Two reservations for the Author's Cocktail Reception
• Two reservations for dinner, author keynote address and book signing
• One autographed copy of the author's book
• Event program listing honoring your gift

Scholar -- $150

• One reservation for the Author's Cocktail Reception
• One reservation for dinner, author keynote address and book signing

 Bibliophile -- $100

• One reservation for dinner, author keynote address and book signing