University of New England

The MWWC 2008 Spring Author Series
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Elizabeth De Wolfe, PhD, March 6, 2008
Author of The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories, Dr. De Wolfe is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of New England. She talks about and reads from her new book on this infamous New England murder.

Stacy Mitchell, March 20, 2008
Author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses. In October, 2007, Booklist named this book one of the top 10 business books of the year. Join us as researcher and popular speaker Stacy Mitchell discusses this important economic trend.

Monica Wood, April 3, 2008
After a brief talk on the creative process and the choice to deposit her papers at MWWC, Monica Wood will read from her novel in progress. She is the author of compelling fiction including Any Bitter Thing, My Only Story, Ernie’s Ark, and Secret Language, as well as The Pocket Muse on the craft of writing.

Jenny Siler, April 17, 2008
Author of The Prince of Bagram Prison, under the pseudonym Alex Carr. An edge-of-the-seat story set in the murky world of post-9/11 espionage, this political thriller joins Jenny Siler’s Flashback, Iced, and Easy Money, and as Alex Carr, An Accidental American.

Martha Tod Dudman, May 1, 2008
The Female Conundrum: With or Without a Man: a talk, reading, and discussion. The author of Augusta, Gone: A True Story, Martha Tod Dudman explores women’s choices in relationship to men, with a reading from her newest novel Black Olives.