New Canaan Library will welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeanette Walls, speaking about her latest novel, Hang the Moon, on Monday, April 1, 2024, in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium. The 7 pm talk will be preceded by a light reception at 6:30 pm. Please register to attend at newcanaanlibrary.org.
Jeannette Walls became a household name with the publication of her memoir, Glass Castle, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over eight years. Her following novels, The Silver Star, Half Broke Horses, and Hang the Moon were instant bestsellers as well.
Termed “A rollicking tale.” —The Washington Post, Hang the Moon centers on an indomitable young woman named Sallie Kincaid, in post-World War I Virginia. The riveting story brims with family drama, tales of Prohibition, rural life, and racial tensions.
Jeannette Walls grew up in the American Southwest and Welch, West Virginia. She graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York for twenty-five years, writing for New York Magazine, Esquire, and MSNBC. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times bestseller for more than eight years, has been translated into more than thirty languages and was made into a film starring Brie Larson.
Elm Street Books will be onsite with copies of Hang the Moon and earlier titles for purchase.
