The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents the 14th annual
ROOSEVELT READING FESTIVAL
with sixteen authors of recently
published books including
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
and author
JOSEPH LELYVELD
author of
HIS FINAL BATTLE:
THE LAST MONTHS OF
F
RANKLIN ROOSEVELT
June 17, 2017
HYDE PARK, NY -- On Saturday, June 17, 2017, from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host the
14th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. The day-long program will highlight the recently published work of fifteen authors -- including Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author
JOSEPH LELYVELD author of
HIS FINAL BATTLE: THE LAST MONTHS OF FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT. The Reading Festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This is a free public event.
In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, fifteen authors of works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives -- or focus on the Roosevelt era -- will present author talks followed by question-and-answer sessions and book signings. Copies of all of the authors' books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. with coffee and refreshments. This year's Roosevelt Reading Festival authors include:
Maurine H. Beasley
Ruby A. Black: Eleanor Roosevelt, Puerto Rico and Political Journalism in Washington
(Lexington Books, 2017)
Howard Blum
The Last Goodnight: A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal
(Harper, 2016)
Karen Chase
FDR on His Houseboat: The Larooco Log, 1924-1926
(Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, 2016)
Alvin S. Felzenberg
A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr.
(Yale University Press, 2017)
Geraldine Hawkins
Elliott and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Story of a Father and His Daughter in the Gilded Age
(Black Dome Press, 2017)
Jill Abraham Hummer
First Ladies and American Women: In Politics and at Home
(University Press of Kansas, 2017)
James J. Kimble
The 10 Cent War: Comic Books, Propaganda, and World War
(University Press of Mississippi, 2017)
William J. Mann
The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family
(Harper, 2016)
Joseph Maresca
WPA Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal
(Schiffer, 2017)
Adrian Miller
The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families from the Washingtons to the Obamas
(The University of North Carolina Press, 2017)
Kaye Lanning Minchew
A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia
(University of Georgia Press, 2016)
Harold Ivan Smith
Eleanor: A Spiritual Biography
(Westminster John Knox Press, 2017)
Kathryn Smith
The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency
(Touchstone, 2016)
Steve Twomey
Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack
(Simon & Schuster, 2016)
Special Afternoon Presentation:
Joseph Lelyveld
His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt
(Knopf, 2016)
The event is free and open to the public. Author book signings will be conducted throughout the day, and books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store. The full schedule for the day is posted online at
www.fdrlibrary.org. For additional information about this event please call Cliff Laube at
(845) 486-7745.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
