Jasper Fforde: A Writer’s Journey
New York Times bestselling fantasy author discussed his sometimes bumpy entry into the publishing world. Fforde read at the Rose O’Neill Literary House on Wed., April 27 at 4:30 p.m.
The event was sponsored by the Sophie Kerr Committee, the Department of Theatre and Dance, and the Maxcy Family Visiting Artist Endowment.
04/29/2016
Fforde laughingly puts a copy of The Eyre Affair in with the John Steinbeck section of the Literary House's collection of Penguin Classics books
Dr. Kathryn Moncrief, Professor of English and Department Chair, introduces Fforde and shows off the commemorative broadside
The book sale table
Ford addresses the audience
Grace O'Connor '16 asks Fforde a question
Jasper Fforde signs the limited-edition, letterpress-printed broadsides designed and printed by visiting professor Emma Sovich. The broadsides feature text from Fforde's NY Times bestselling novel, The Eyre Affair.
Fforde signs a copy of his novel