Love Stories and Life Stories: Elizabeth and Thomas Beller on Writing Lives, Public and Private

Duke University Libraries and Duke University Press host an engaging conversation with writers Elizabeth and Thomas Beller. Elizabeth is the author of Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the inspiration for FX’s hit series Love Story, and Thomas is a longtime contributor to the New Yorker and founding editor of Open City Magazine and Books. He is most recently the author of Degas at the Gas Station, a collection of autobiographical essays that explores themes of fatherhood, loss, and memory.

Elizabeth and Thomas will read from their recent books and discuss their experiences telling stories through biography and memoir, the publishing process, and consulting on the creation of a TV series adaption.