Meet Jamie Ford
Saturday, March 27 at 2pm
Carl B. Taylor Community Auditorium, Begley Building,
Schenectady County Community College
with introduction by Dr. Quintin Bullock, President of SCCC
Open to the public. No registration required. Doors open at 1:30pm.
Come and meet Jamie Ford, the author of our OCOB winning title, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Jamie is the great grandson of Nevada mining pioneer Min Chung, who emigrated from Kaiping, China, to San Francisco in 1865, where he adopted the western name "Ford," thus confusing countless generations. An award-winning short-story writer, Ford is an alumnus of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and a survivor of Orson Card's Literary Boot Camp. Having grown up near Seattle's Chinatown, he now lives in Montana (where he is on a never-ending quest to find decent dim sum). Visit him at www.jamieford.com, where he can be found blogging about his next book, among other things.
You can also see some photos of Jamie's family by visiting his family album on his website.
Find out how your book group can enter to Eat Lunch with Jamie Ford.
Following Jamie's program, join us for a reception with ethnic food and jazz music, provided by the Al Haugen Quartet. There will also be a book sale and signing. The Open Door Bookstore is offering a 20% discount on Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet for preordered copies. Call the store at 346.2719 for more details or to place an order. On the day of the program, books will be sold at full price.
Lisa Overholser, from The New York Folklore Society, will be at the program presenting the Story Box Project. Come listen to and read stories from across the US, and submit one of your own.