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Book Club: “The Soul of Central New York” by Sean Kirst
April 15, 2017 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
On April 15th, The OHA Book Club will meet to discuss The Soul of Central New York by Sean Kirst. The author will be joining the discussion. You can purchase the book here or in our Gift Gallery at 321 Montgomery Street in Downtown Syracuse.
More about the book via Syracuse University Press: Nationally celebrated columnist Sean Kirst offers a deeply moving collection of stories about the struggles and triumphs of the everyday men and women who define Syracuse.
“Kirst not only shares with readers his love and passion for the people, places, and voices of his hometown, but captures the essence of what it is to be a community.”—Jason Emerson, author of Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln
“Kirst demonstrates an extraordinary connection with his readers and subjects. How wonderful it would be for any community to have such an artful chronicler of its poignant moments.”—Janice Bullard Pieterse, author of Our Work Is But Begun: A History of the University of Rochester, 1850–2005
About the Author: Sean Kirst is a longtime Upstate journalist, writer, and storyteller who spent nearly 25 years as a columnist for the Syracuse Post-Standard. Winner of the 2008 Ernie Pyle Award for human interest writing, he is also the author of The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays, and co-author of Moonfixer: The Basketball Journey of Earl Lloyd. He lives in Syracuse with his wife, Nora, and their three children.