In partnership with Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild (RBWG) and Browseabout Books, join us in the library or online for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Lauren Grodstein, about her newest release, A Dog in Georgia. This utterly funny and tender novel tells the story of Amy Webb, a former chef, wife, stepmother, and skilled dog rescuer who has just discovered her husband has had yet another affair. Trapped in a stagnant marriage, she impulsively travels to Tbilisi, Georgia to find a beloved missing dog. From there, Amy will be forced to confront what she really wants and how to finally find herself — and a dog. Maribeth Fischer, RBWG Executive Director and author of A Season of Perfect Happiness, will join Lauren in conversation.

Lauren Grodstein is the author of the Read with Jenna pick We Must Not Think of Ourselves,The Washington Post Book of the Year The Explanation for Everything, and the New York Times-bestselling A Friend of the Family, among other works. Her stories, essays, and articles have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies, and have been translated into French, German, Chinese, and Italian, among other languages. Her work has also appeared in Elle,The New York Times, Refinery29, Salon.com, Barrelhouse, Post Road, and The Washington Post. Her fiction has been recognized by the New York Public Library and Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, children, and two large dogs, and is a professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden, where she directs the MFA program in creative writing.

We invite you to support the author by purchasing a copy of their book from Browseabout Books by clicking HERE. Call-in orders are accepted at (302) 226-2665 or you can stop by the store to purchase a copy. For store hours, please visit their website. Each copy purchased comes signed. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

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Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild established in November 2004, is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to fostering the literary arts in Southern Coastal Delaware.

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