Nashville Public Library Literary Award Gala

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Nashville Public Library Literary Award Gala

Established in 2004, the Nashville Public Library Literary Award recognizes distinguished authors for their illustrious contributions to the world of books, literacy, and reading. Each year, an outstanding individual from the literary community is invited to Nashville for a weekend-long celebration to honor their achievements while simultaneously raising funds to support NPL and its essential education and literacy programs and resources. This year, the honoree will be Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich.

Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children’s books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel The Round House won the National Book Award for Fiction and The Night Watchman won the Pulitzer Prize. Love Medicine and LaRose received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her most recent book, The Sentence, has been nominated for the Women’s Prize.

The Gala, proudly co-chaired by McLean Barbieri and Michelle Gaskin Brown, will take place in the Grand Reading Room of the Downtown Library and include delightful cocktails, conversation and a delicious dinner.