Ann Napolitano

Wednesday, April 23 at 7PM

Hosted by Washington County Library

Virtual Event

Chart-topping novelist Ann Napolitano is the author behind some of the decade’s best contemporary fiction. Early career standouts include Within Arm’s Reach (2004), her first in a succession of poignant family dramas, as well as A Good Hard Look (2011), a fictionalized biography of Southern icon Flannery O’Connor. Napolitano reached a still wider audience with Dear Edward (2020), an instant New York Times bestseller and TODAY Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club pick. It was included on best books of the year lists from publications as varied as The Washington Post, Woman’s World, and LibraryReads. Centered on Edward Adler, the sole survivor of a plane crash, Dear Edward is the basis for an Apple TV+ drama of the same name. Napolitano’s follow-up, Hello Beautiful, is “a family drama with echoes of classics like Little Women but characters that are distinctly written.” This loving homage to Louisa May Alcott’s magnus opus is a must-read exploration of sisterhood, betrayal, and the ties that bind us. Hello Beautiful holds a unique distinction as Oprah’s 100th Book Club pick.