Marciarose Shestack, didn't we have ourselves a time last evening, at the Free Library of Philadelphia?
With greatest thanks to Siobhan, Andy, and Jason, to Gary, to Kevin, to my husband and father, to my friends, to all those who joined us there on a starry night, to everyone who asked a question, to all of you who stood in line.
A podcast can be found
here.
A video stream of the reading and conversation can be found
here.
Yesterday, following a long walk through the rain and the wind, I was greeted by the gorgeous pioneering news woman
Marciarose Shestack at her eloquent Philadelphia home. We were meeting as friends. We were meeting, too, to plan our coming evening at the Free Library of Philadelphia, when we'll be talking about our mutual love for our city (and its surrounding areas) and about my new book,
Love: A Philadelphia Affair. That event is this coming Wednesday at 7:30, at the Free Library.
The details for the event are above.
A video interview and reading from
Love are available
here.
We would love to see you there.
What a pleasant thing it was to travel to the city, to meet my friend and Temple Press publicist Gary Kramer for an extended stroll through favorite places, and to be introduced to Dan Marcel, a talented videographer, photographer, and film maker, who created two separate videos.
First is my interview with Gary, about the making of Love: A Philadelphia Affair
The second provides a partial city tour—particularly Locust Walk, 30th Street Station, and Schuylkill Banks—as well as brief readings from the book.
Love, which has been kindly endorsed by some of Philadelphia's great leaders, will launch in early September. On October 7, at 7:30, I'll be celebrating its release on the Free Library of Philadelphia stage with Marciarose Shestak. Please consider joining us there.
Dan Marcel is a marvel—well-named, I've said. You can find out more about his Marcelevision Media here; I highly recommend him. Please listen, too, to the original song, "Trailing Whispers," written and performed for the second production by Dan's mother, Susan.
Gary Kramer (who is not just Temple's publicist but a powerhouse film critic, a Salon.com writer, a Bryn Mawr Film Institute lecturer, among other things):. You made this happen and I could talk to you forever. Thank you.
This, up there—the gorgeous woman seated beside Tom Snyder—is Marciarose Shestack.
The first woman to anchor a prime time daily news show in a major market (famously rivaling Walter Cronkite in the ratings). The face of ABC, KYW, Noon News, and her own "Marciarose Show." A film and theater critic. A woman who regularly sat with presidents. A credible and beloved analyst of culture, history, and politics.
Marciarose—still gorgeous. Once my mother's friend, and, today, my own.
How grateful I am to her, then, that she has accepted my invitation to join me on the Free Library of Philadelphia stage as I launch
Love: A Philadelphia Affair (Temple University Press) on October 7, at 7:30.
I hope that you will join us—and take this opportunity to meet this Philadelphia legend on a night dedicated to Philadelphia love.
With thanks to Andy Kahan, always, for opening the door.
Love will go on sale on September 7.
By: Beth Kephart ,
on 10/8/2015
