WFCR Press Release: Augusten Burroughs Benefit

DATELINE: May 15, 2008
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BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS WILL DO A READING/BOOKSIGNING OF HIS NEW MEMOIR "A WOLF AT THE TABLE" TO BENEFIT PUBLIC RADIO STATION WFCR

Amherst, Massachusetts--88.5FM/WFCR and 640AM/WNNZ will present best-selling local author Augusten Burroughs, who will do a reading from and a booksigning of his newest memoir, "A Wolf At The Table" on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 7:30PM at Chapin Audiutorium, Mount Holyoke College,
Route 116, South Hadley, MA. Proceeds from the event will benefit the programs and services of 88.5FM/WFCR, NPR News and Music for Western New England and its AM broadcast service 640AM/WNNZ. Sponsorship support for the program is made possible by The Odyssey Bookstore, who will coordinate the book sales at the event, Jackson & Connor, Mount Holyoke College, and The Valley Advocate.

During his appearance for WFCR at Mount Holyoke College, Burroughs will read excerpts from "A Wolf At The Table", speak about the book, field audience questions, and sign copies of the book and the audio, which he narrates. Both the book in hardcover form and audio version, narrated by Burroughs with music by Ingrid Michaelson, Tegan Quin, Sea Wolf, and Patti Smith, will be available for sale at the event. Producers Circle ticketholders can meet the author at a pre-event reception in the New York Room at Chapin Auditorium.

"A Wolf At The Table", published by St. Martin's Press, is a prequel of sorts to Burroughs' first-best seller, "Running With Scissors", which told the story of Burrough's mother, her psychiatrist and a number of characters in the Northampton/Amherst area. "A Wolf At the Table" is Burroughs' recollections of his father, who had been a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Burroughs' other books include: "Dry", "Magical Thinking" and "Possible Side Effects" (a work for which he did a WFCR reading and booksigning in 2006). "A Wolf At The Table" debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Augusten Burroughs' biography is available at his website: www.augusten.com.

Tickets (general admission) priced $30-$70 with a specially-priced copy of "A Wolf At The Table" and $10-$50 without the book, are available at the University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center Box-Office, by phone (413-545-2511 or 800-999-UMASS) or online (www.wfcr.org). Producer's Circle tickets include premium seatings and a pre-event reception.

88.5FM WFCR, NPR News and Music for Western New England, is an affiliate of National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International serving over 180,000 listeners in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire with regional news and information, and locally produced classical, jazz, and world music programming at 88.5FM, 101.1FM (Adams, MA), 96.3 (Williamstown, MA), 98.7FM (Great Barrington), 98.3FM (Lee), 93.9FM (Pittsfield/Lennox) on the FM band via HD Radio (TM) on 88.5FM WFCR HD2, and on 640AM WNNZ. The University of Massachusetts is the license holder for 88.5FM WFCR, which operates with the advice and support of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For more information about 88.5FM WFCR's programs and services, call 413-545-0100 or visit our website at www.wfcr.org. WFCR 88.5 FM Public Radio

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