Crossing Paths: Novel Writing and Historical Research

Join local writers and librarians at the Providence Public Library on November 2 as they discuss the crossroads of historical fact and fiction. Their conversation will explore how researching the past often leads the novelist and historian in surprisingly different directions.

Tom O’Donnell, Director, West Warwick Library (Moderator)

Taylor Polites, Rebel Wife (Fiction)

Bob Geake, A History of the Providence River (Non-Fiction)

Padma Venkatraman, A Time to Dance (Fiction)

Jordan Goffin, Special Collections Librarian, Providence Public Library

This program is hosted by the HiFi (Historical Fiction) Collaborative — A Providence Writing Group