Books & Company and Boswell Book Company present the return of Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings, for a special afternoon ticketed event for The Book of Longings. In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine a story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny in a time of great despair and great hope. As Good Housekeeping wrote, "The latest from Sue Monk Kidd introduces us to Ana, a courageous, intelligent woman who marries Jesus long before his public ministry begins...This is a humanizing look at Jesus the man, as well as an inspiring story of a strong woman living in a society bent on her silence."

COVID-19 EVENT UPDATE: Like all of you, we at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts have been paying close attention to everything coming out about Covid-19. In partnership with our friends Boswell Books and Books & Company, we regret to announce that this author event has been cancelled. If you have already purchased tickets or have questions about this cancellation, please call (414) 332-1181.