Literary Success in the Family

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Leslie Garis has literary success in her family: her grandfather created the Uncle Wiggily stories and her grandmother wrote the early Bobbsey Twins books. But that success became a burden to the family. Her new memoir is House of Happy Endings.

Event: Leslie Garris will be part of a panel discussion sponsored by the Women’s National Book Association
Tuesday, November 27 at 6 pm
Center for Independent Publishing
20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Admission at the door

House of Happy Endings is available for purchase at amazon.com

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