BookPeople Presents: Elizabeth L. Silver- The Majority

Wed Jul 19 2023 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

BookPeople | Austin

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BookPeople Presents: Elizabeth L. Silver- The Majority
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BookPeople welcomes Elizabeth L. Silver in conversation with Mark Pryor to celebrate the release of The Majority.
About this Event

Please welcome Elizabeth L. Silver and Mark Pryor to celebrate THE MAJORITY!

This event is free and open to the public.

  • Start time: 7:00 P.M.
  • Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a signing line.
  • Location: The second floor of BookPeople.

The author will be signing and personalizing copies of the book after the speaking portion of the event.

  • To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.

Guidelines:

  • Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • There will not be a live stream or recording available.
  • BookPeople reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if necessary.
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About the book:

Inspired by history, a riveting novel of love and friendship, motherhood and ambition, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice.

Half of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein to die. The other half is praying for her to hold on. At 83, “the contemptuous S.O.B.” doesn’t have much time left. What she has is a story, one she has wrested from the grip of history to tell herself—of how she rose to her historic position on the Supreme Court, and the barriers she broke along the way.

Told over fifty years, from losing her mother at a young age, to falling in love, to navigating an unplanned pregnancy and motherhood, to learning how to spar with a sexist mentor, Sylvia’s personal story reveals the intimate truth about who she was as she ascended to her modern throne: not just a brilliant mind, but a daughter, a best friend, a wife, mother, and advocate. While caught in a dramatic tug of war between career and family, truth and convenience, progress and patience, she will be given a chance to change the course of American history – and give voice, at last, to the majority.

Set against the vibrant sweep of the 20th century, THE MAJORITY brings us into the sacrifices, heartaches, and complex emotional life of a powerful woman ahead of her time, whose life and work turn out to have supreme stakes.

About the author:

Elizabeth L. Silver is the author of the novel, The Execution of Noa P. Singleton, which was an Amazon Best Book of the Year and published in seven languages. Silver has also worked as an attorney in California and Texas, where she was a judicial clerk for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and currently teaches creative writing with UCLA. She has written for Harper’s Bazaar, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and lives in Los Angeles with her family.

About the moderator:

Mark Pryor is a British-American mystery writer and Assistant District Attorney for Travis County, Texas. He is best known for his mystery novels featuring Hugo Marston, a former FBI agent from Texas, and now head of security at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. Wikipedia

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Thank you for supporting Elizabeth L. Silver, Mark Pryor, and your local independent bookstore!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, United States

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