Sid Jacobson JCC will host fiction writer and former Politico reporter, Karin Tanabe on Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m. as part of its Author Breakfast + Book Signing Series.
Tanabe is the author of historical fiction novels including “The Diplomat’s Daughter,” “The Gilded Years,” “The List,” and “The Price of Inheritance.” The Washington Post called her most recent novel “captivating” and “motivating,” and USA Today has praised Tanabe’s storytelling as “elegant and extremely gratifying.”
A former Politico reporter, her work has appeared in dozens of renowned publications including: The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer and in the anthology Crush: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush.
In late 2017, it was announced that Sony’s TriStar Pictures won the worldwide rights to the psychological thriller “A White Lie.” The project is based on Tanabe’s novel “The Gilded Years,” which tells the true story of Anita Hemmings, a light-skinned, African-American woman who was the descendant of slaves and passed as white so she could attend Vassar during the 1890s. Zendaya will star in the leading role, and the film will be co-produced by Zendaya, Lauren Levy Neustadter and Reese Witherspoon.
Tickets to this event are $40 and can be purchased at www.sjjcc.org/boxoffice. For information on additional Cultural Arts events happening at Sid Jacobson JCC, please visit sjjcc.org/culturalarts or contact Elyse Ingber, director of performance and visual arts, at 516.484.1545 ext. 144, or eingber@sjjcc.org.
