Library of Congress | 3,509 | 81 | 6,203 | (3.87) | 9 | 0 | Lalita Tademy lives in Menlo Park, California. (Publisher Provided) Lalita Tademy is the New York Times Bestselling author of two historical novels. Her debut, Cane River, was Oprah¿s summer Book Pick in 2001, and her second novel, Red River, was selected as San Francisco¿s One City, One Book in 2007. Her third novel, Citizens Creek was published in November 2014. Before writing full-time, Lalita was Vice President and General Manager of several high technology companies in Silicon Valley. She was featured in Fortune¿s People on the Rise list, as well as Black Enterprise and Ebony. But her own interest led her to focus on her second career - writing. She has been featured in People Magazine, O Magazine, More Magazine, Good Housekeeping and The Today Show. She has also appeared as a speaker for the Library of Congress and National Book Festival. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Cane River … (més) |
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Lalita Tademy té 6 esdeveniments ja passats. (show)  Author Event - Citizens Creek with Lalita Tademy The Avid Reader is proud to host bestselling Northern California author Lalita Tademy for a reading, discussion, and signing of her newest novel, Citizens Creek on Sunday, May 3rd at 2:00pm in downtown Davis. A fascination with her ancestry as the descendant of Creole slave women set Lalita Tademy on a journey to write the critically-acclaimed historical novel Cane River, which went on to become both a New York Times bestseller, and an Oprah Book Club Selection.
Her follow-up, Red River, based on real events during Reconstruction after the Civil War, also received its fair share of praise, and solidified Tademy’s role as a master of the genre, with USA Today saying that she “shows herself to be a skilled storyteller able to present the past with power and poignancy.”
Many have longed for her next book, and the wait is now over. In Citizens Creek, Lalita Tademy continues to shine a spotlight on important moments in American history, and the impact they have all Americans, of color and not.
Set against the backdrop of Alabama in 1822, Citizens Creek introduces readers to Tom, a young boy abandoned by his mother and sold to work on a plantation for a Creek Indian Chief. Nicknamed “Cow Tom,” by the Chief, for the special skill he has in caring for cattle (and as a way to distinguish him from another “Tom” on the plantation), he also speaks and understands multiple dialects, a valuable asset for Chief Yargee who relies on Tom as both translator and negotiator in business transactions.
The second half of Citizens Creek follows Cow Tom’s beloved first born granddaughter Rose, whom he nicknamed Little Warrior because she survives childbirth, while her twin, a much anticipated male child, does not. Rose is resented by her mother for this, and constantly demeaned and made to feel inferior. However, mirroring her grandfather in both looks and true grit, her grandparents teach her survival skills, and how to celebrate and appreciate who she is, and what she has to offer.
In Citizens Creek, Lalita Tademy masterfully weaves a generational tale of historical fiction inspired by a true story. Through Cow Tom and Rose’s eyes, Tademy shows the strength and determination of not allowing negative circumstances or influences to stand in the way of success, reminding readers that overcoming is always possible.
About the Author: Lalita Tademy is the author of Cane River, a New York Times bestselling novel and the 2001 Oprah Book Club Summer Selection, and its critically-acclaimed sequel Red River. She lives in Northern California.
Location: Street: 617 2nd St City: Davis, Province: California Postal Code: 95616-4620 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
Lalita Tademy The Cecil, dissabte, novembre 22, 2014 a les 10am Lalita Tademy is the author Cane River, a New York Times bestselling novel and the 2001 Oprah Book Club Summer Selection, and its critically acclaimed sequel Red River. She lives in Northern California. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)
 LAUNCH: LALITA TADEMY Launch: Lalita TademyTuesday, November 4, 7:30 p.m. Citizen's Creek Please join us to celebrate the long-awaited release of Lalita Tademy's new novel! Cow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810 and sold to a Creek Indian chief before his tenth birthday, possessed an extraordinary gift: the ability to master languages. As the new country developed westward, and Indians, settlers, and blacks came into constant contact, Cow Tom became a key translator for his Creek master and was hired out to US military generals. His talent earned him money—but would it also grant him freedom? And what would become of him and his family in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Indian Removal westward? Lalita Tademy is the New York Times Bestselling author of two historical novels. Her debut, Cane River, was Oprah’s summer Book Pick in 2001 and was translated into 11 languages, and her second novel, Red River, was selected as San Francisco’s One City, One Book in 2007.
Before writing full-time, Lalita was Vice President and General Manager of several high technology companies in Silicon Valley, spending over a decade running business units within large corporations. Featured in Fortune’s “People on the Rise” list, as well as Black Enterprise and Ebony, in 1998 she was named an African-American Innovator in the New Millennium at the Silicon Valley Tech Museum of Innovation.
Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
 The Peninsula Parlour presents ELLEN SUSSMAN & LALITA TADEMY at Books Inc. Palo Alto The Peninsula Parlour presents the nationally bestselling author of French Lessons, and two-time San Francisco Library Laureate, Ellen Sussman, discussing her latest feast for the senses, A wedding in Provence; a moving novel of love, forgiveness, and trust, set among the beaches and vineyards of southern France. Ellen will be in conversation with the New York Times-bestselling author of the 2001 Oprah Book Club selection, Cane River, and the sequel, Red River, Lalita Tademy. A portion of this evening's sales will benefit Abilities United. And don't forget to pre-order Lalita's new book, Citizens Creek, due out November 2014!
Location: Books Inc. Street: 74 Town & Country Village City: Palo Alto, Province: California Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
The Big Read: Meet Bestselling Author Lalita Tademy Lalita Tademy llegeix Cane River and Red River.The Hayward Public Library hosts Lalita Tademy, author of two historical novels — Cane River and Red River — based on her ancestors’ history in Louisiana. Cane River is an epic novel that follows the lives of four generations of African-American women. Beginning with Tademy’s great-great-great-great-grandmother, Elisabeth, Tademy presents a saga that sweeps from the early days of slavery through the Civil War and into a pre-Civil Rights South. Cane River was a 2001 Oprah Book Club selection. This event is part of the NEA-funded Hayward Big Read of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines. Find out details about the Hayward Big Read at http://haywardbigread.wordpress.com/ (mostlyliterary)… (més)
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