Brattleboro Literary Festival's Literary Cocktail Hour:
Join Benjamin Taylor, author of Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather, and our executive director, Ashley Olson, for a "Literary Cocktail Hour" at the end of the work week! This live, virtual event is free of charge and hosted by the Brattleboro Literary Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. [NOTE: This live event is in Eastern Time.]
Award-winning author Benjamin Taylor and Ashley Olson will be in conversation about the life of Willa Cather. Combining intricate analysis with an empathetic, lyrical voice, Benjamin Taylor uncovers the reality of Cather's artistic development, from modest beginnings to the triumphs of her mature years. His book is simultaneously an homage to her character, a warm consideration of her work, and a case being made to read Cather with renewed vigor.
Ashley Olson will share more the National Willa Cather Center's efforts to advance the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's legacy. Along with its arts and educational programming, the Center is home to a museum, art gallery, archive, and study center. In addition, the Center preserves and maintains the largest collection of historic sites related to any American author, as well as the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, historic lodging, and the Red Cloud Opera House.