Event Title

Conversation with John Pipkin on “The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter”

Event date and Time

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7 P.M.

Event Cost/Admission

Free and open to the public

Please be aware that the Ransom Center’s Charles Nelson Prothro Theater seats 125. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance.

Description

Former Ransom Center research fellow John Pipkin, author of the critically-acclaimed “Woodsburner,” reads from his new novel “The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter” and discusses how his research in the Center’s Herschel family papers influenced the novel. Materials from the Herschel family papers will be on view during the reception and book signing that follow.

Location

Harry Ransom Center