Author Jodi Picoult '87CANCELLED: BOOK CLUB: LUNCHEON WITH AUTHOR JODI PICOULT '87 - OCTOBER 27, 2016

This event was unfortunately cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.  All registered attendees received an e-mail from the Union League on 10/12 and a refund.

The Princeton Club of Chicago invites you to join fellow Tigers as bestselling author Jodi Picoult '87 comes to Chicago's Union League Club to discuss her latest novel, Small Great Things. Reserve by 10/25 @ 5 pm!  Limited availability.

 

In her highly-anticipated new novel, SMALL GREAT THINGS, Jodi tackles the profoundly challenging yet essential concerns of our time: prejudice, race, and justice.
 
About the Book
Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years’ experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she’s been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don’t want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion — and doesn’t offer easy answers. 

Jodi Picoult van Leer '87 S86 h16 has published twenty-six novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Between the Lines, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister’s Keeper. Her last 8 books debuted at #1 on the NYT bestseller list, and five of her books have been made into movies.  Ms. Picoult was Princeton's Class Day speaker for the Class of 2016 and encouraged graduating seniors to raise "questions most people would rather not hear, much less discuss."  Click here for a video of Ms. Picoult's remarks, with introduction by Chicagoland's own new young alumni trustee, Azza Cohen '16.
Ms. Picoult lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with her husband, Tim van Leer '87, and their three children.  Jodi graduated from Princeton with a degree in English and a master's in education from Harvard.  
 
Thursday, October 27, 2016
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
The Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago
 
11:30 a.m. Reception & Book Signing
12:00 p.m. Luncheon & Program, followed by additional book signing
Attire: Per the venue's dress code, this event is business casual. Denim is not permitted.
Books will be available for purchase at the venue via The Book Stall (owned by Stephanie Hochschild '86)
 
Reservations: $42 + $3.30 (Eventbrite fee). Luncheon and program are included.  Books may be purchased separately.
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT.
 
Questions? Contact Co-VP Programs Charlene Huang Olson '88 @ cholson@alumni.princeton.edu