Evening with Victoria Christopher Murray - New Castle County Reads

Join us for an Evening with the Author on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Victoria Christopher Murray will discuss The First Ladies, a powerful novel she co-authored with Marie Benedict about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that helped shape American history.

A Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation.

Read more about Victoria Christopher Murray and The First Ladies by visiting victoriachristophermurray.com. Learn more about New Castle County Reads at www.newcastlede.gov/New-Castle-County-Reads.

at your library (print & electronic).

Please note: Although the book is co-written, Victoria Christopher Murray will be the sole author presenting at this event.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison Street, Wilmington, United States

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