Celebrated author, Elizabeth Berg, shares personal stories that served as inspiration for her books. Berg will read selected passages from her award-winning novels and take questions afterward. Elizabeth Berg has been on the New York Times Bestseller list multiple times. "Durable Goods" and "Joy School" were both selected as one of the American Library Association's Best Books of the Year. "Talk Before Sleep" was short-listed for the Abby (American Bookseller’s Book of the Year). "Open House" was an Oprah’s Book Club Selection. In 1997, Elizabeth won the New England Booksellers Award for her body of work. Her book "The Art of Mending" was a choice for South Dakota's "One Book." She was made a “literary light” by the Boston Public Library, has been honored by the Chicago Public Library, and was given the AMC Cancer Research Center’s Illuminator Award for shedding light on breast cancer resulting in increased public awareness and concern. She adapted her novel "The Pull of the Moon" into a play which has twice been performed in Chicago to sold-out audiences. Her article on a cooking school in Positano, Italy, which appeared in National Geographic Traveler magazine, won a NATJA award (North American Travel Journalists Association) and has been nominated for a Lowell Thomas award, results pending. She has been translated into 27 languages.