Author! Author! Event at Thousand Oaks Public Library

Discussion & Q and A with Author Maryann Ridini Spencer and Linda Ballou

in the Thousand Oaks Grant R. Brimhall Library, Marvin E. Smith Community Room

Maryann Ridini Spencer

Screenwriter, Author, TV/Film Producer, Lifestyle Journalist, Maryann Ridini Spencer, will be discussing her new Award-Winning novel Lady in the Window (SelectBooks, 2017), the sequel novel The Paradise Table (SelectBooks, 2018), as well as other upcoming works and writing for Print, TV & Film. In Lady in the Window, Spencer draws from personal experience and her home in Hawaii, weaving a universal work that serves to inspire hope, healing and celebrate the bond between mother and daughter. Spencer is noted for writing such teleplays as the classic Hallmark Hall of Fame film, The Lost Valentine starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Find out more about Lady in the Window, here. You can also visit her and her award-winning Simply Delicious Living blog at MaryannRidiniSpencer.com

Linda Ballou

Wai-nani: A Voice from Old Hawaii

Told through the eyes of free-spirited Wai-nani, old Hawai’i is woven into a story rich with vivid imagery, historical detail, and emotional impact.