Boston based author and Middlebury College graduate, Henriette Lazaridis, will join us to talk about the writing of her second, highly acclaimed novel, TERRA NOVA. 

A lifelong fascination with explorer Robert Falcon Scott led her to write TERRA NOVA about two fictional Antarctic explorers in 1910 and the woman who loves them both. The New York Times called it "ingenious" and "provocative". Her talk will focus on how she came to write TERRA NOVA, starting from her childhood fascination with Scott and ending—after the publication of the novel—with a month-long trip to Antarctica that included a rare opportunity to stand inside Scott’s hut. Henriette will share photos of her adventures and take us inside the craft of writing and the book that came out of the process. We’ll have a few extra copies of TERRA NOVA available at the library during the month of August for patrons to check out. No registration required but email Alex with questions.