PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

Pulitzer Prize Winner Elizabeth Strout Reads to Benefit People & Stories April 11, 2014

Princeton, N.J.:  Elizabeth Strout, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge, will read from her work at the Nassau Club at 7:30 pm on Friday, April 11. The reading is a fundraiser for People & Stories, a local non-profit organization that brings literature discussion groups to vulnerable populations.

Regarding her childhood in Maine, Strout says, “Reading was essential to me. It connected me to the world.”  The author is volunteering her time to raise money for People & Stories, a dual language literature program that brings facilitator-led reading and discussion groups to at-risk populations. The program reaches youth, adults, and seniors in diverse social service agencies—including residential treatment facilities, prisons, homeless shelters, adult education programs, libraries, senior centers, and alternative schools—on local, regional, and national levels.

For reservations,  email stephanieh@peopleandstories.org or contact Pat Andres at 609-393-3230. Alternatively, contact Michelle McKenna at 609-688-8494. Ticket prices range from $100-$1,500. Sponsors ($250) receive a dinner with the author before the reading, Patrons ($500) include dinner and a signed book, and Benefactors ($1,500) receive dinner for two, two tickets and two signed books.