Events throughout October for MICHAL GOVRIN's HOLD ON TO THE SUN

Date & time: October 18, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Location: Jefferson Building, Room LJ220, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, D.C., 20540

Check out these upcoming events for Hold On to the Sun, Michal Govrin's haunting collection of fiction and autobiographical stories that span her life as a writer.

10/18: Govrin speaks at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. as part of the DC Jewish Community Center's Literary Festival. Noon.

10/19: Govrin gives a talk with Judy Miller at NYU's Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life, Fifth Floor Hall, 7 East 10th Street at 5:00pm. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. RSVP REQUIRED: fas.taubcenter@nyu.edu or (212) 998-8981.

10/20: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Come hear Govrin read from and discuss her work in both Hebrew (4:30 pm) and English (8 pm).

10/21: Govrin presents at the Ottawa Writers Festival, in conversation with three other authors discussing war, peace, and connections to WW II and the Holocaust. 6:30 pm.

10/25: Govrin reads and speaks at the Russell House at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT), followed by a reception. 8:00 pm.

10/26: Govrin joins the Israeli Author's Forum to discuss her book at The Bildner Center, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. 7:30 pm.

Check out: Hold on to the Sun, Michal Govrin