Among his honors are the National Book Award, three National Book Critics Circle awards, two PEN/Faulkner awards, and the presidentially conferred National Humanities Medal. Doctorow's works of fiction include Welcome to Hard Times, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Waterworks, City of God, The March, Homer & Langley, and Andrew's Brain. His current project is the first full-length biography of E.L. He is the author of 'Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America' and As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires,' a New York Times bestseller. He began his career in publishing as a fiction editor at Esquire. He lives in Boothbay, Maine, with his wife, Kristina Ford.īruce Weber worked for The New York Times for 30 years as an editor, reporter, theater critic and, most recently, obituary writer. His story collections include the bestseller Let Me Be Frank with You, Rock Springs, and A Multitude of Sins. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Canada. He is winner of the Prix Femina in France, the 2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, and the Princess of Asturias Award in Spain. Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter and Independence Day. This event is free, registration required. Join us Tuesday December 14th as Richard Ford and Bruce Weber honor EL.Doctorow.

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