Amanda Eyre Ward is The New York Times bestselling author of nine novels and one work of nonfiction. She writes for The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Texas Monthly, and others. Amanda’s work has been optioned for film and television and translated into fifteen languages. The Lifeguards: A Novel is her latest book. Amanda currently writes every morning and spends afternoons with her children.
May 21, 2022
The Lifeguards with Amanda Eyre Ward
- 10:15 am - 11:00 am
- | Location of Session: Rogers Hall
- Adult Sessions
- Start of Signing: 11:15 AM
- | Signing Location: Festival Marketplace
About the Event
In The Lifeguards, the bonds between three picture-perfect—but viciously protective—mothers and their close-knit sons are tested during one unforgettable summer in a gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward.
About the Author
Moderator
Clay Smith
Clay Smith is the chief of the Literary Initiatives office at the Library of Congress, the department that curates the National Book Festival and oversees the Library’s literary ambassadorships such as the United States Poet Laureate. He is the former literary director of the San Antonio Book Festival and the Texas Book Festival and the former editor-in-chief of Kirkus Reviews.
