Novelist Theodore Wheeler will read from his novel, The War Begins in Paris, the recent Omaha Reads selection, and talk with fellow writer and francophile Lydia Kang about the experience of writing a novel that's set in Europe but peopled with Midwesterners. The novel follows several American foreign correspondents (some real, some fictional) as they confront the reality of a fascist Europe from a journalist's perspective. Come raise a glass to celebrate the novel's run with Omaha Reads and enjoy a conversation about the connections between travel, inspiration, and history insight. Questions and comments from the audience will be welcome.
Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:00 p.m. at The Bookworm
2501 S. 90th St. in Omaha
Où et quand? Please join us at The Bookworm starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov 14th after Apéro (which will be held just a few doors down at the Market Basket). A short biography of our speakers:
A frequent traveler to France, Theodore Wheeler is the author of three novels: The War Begins in Paris (2023), Kings of Broken Things (2017), and In Our Other Lives (2020). He has won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Nebraska Arts Council, and Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany. For fourteen years, he worked as a journalist who covered law and politics, including the last two presidential elections, and now teaches creative writing in the English Department at Creighton University. Learn more about him at theodore-wheeler.com.
Lydia Kang is an author of young adult fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. She graduated from Columbia University and New York University School of Medicine, completing her residency and chief residency at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. She is a practicing physician and associate professor of Internal Medicine who has gained a reputation for helping fellow writers achieve medical accuracy in fiction. She believes in science and knocking on wood, and currently lives in Omaha with her husband and three children. Learn more about Lydia at lydiakang.com.