Local Author to Speak at Ferndale Library Tonight

Dr. Gregory Sumner, author and professor of history at the University of Detroit Mercy, will speak on the life and writings of Kurt Vonnegut tonight at the Ferndale Public Library.

The event - part of the 2013 Ferndale Reads program - will begin at 7 p.m. in the library's community room.

Sumner, an avid Kurt Vonnegut fan, will discuss Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five, as well as his own book - Unstuck in Time: A Journey Through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels.

Unstuck in Time will be available for purchase and Sumner will sign copies of his book.

For more information, call the library at 248-546-2504 or visit the Facebook event page here.

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Ferndale Library Hosts Local Vonnegut Biographer's Literary Journey on March 27

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Ferndale Reads Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Gregory Sumner - Vonnegut Biographer

Ferndale Library Wants to 'Catch You Reading'