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“Curiouser & Curiouser!” Party

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Thanks to the support of our members and sponsors “Curiouser & Curiouser!,” the opening party for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, was a great success.

On Friday, February 13, guests enjoyed a whimsical evening of Alice-inspired activities. Music, film, vintage typewriters, and tea party treats brought the story to life. Guests dressed as their favorite characters to pose in the photo booth.

We encourage you to come back and visit the exhibition often. Additionally, continue the tea party at Wright Bros. Brew & Brew, re-create the “Drink Me” signature cocktails with Dripping Springs Vodka, or visit Austin Wine Merchant for their recommended party libations.

Follow us on Facebook to see if you were one of the lucky winners of the evening’s two prize packages. The “Mad Hatter’s Prize Package” featured local treats, including a stay at Austin’s Inn at Pearl Street, gift certificates and a selection of books and music from BookPeople and Waterloo Records, registration for MakeATX laser-cutting class, afternoon tea for two at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin, and a gift certificate from Wright Bros. Brew & Brew.

Terra Toys curated a fantastic prize package that included a gift certificate, Wonderland finger puppets, playing cards, and more.

The Ransom Center would also like to thank the Austin Community Foundation for its generous exhibition support.

 

Image: Photo by Whitney Martin.

T. C. Boyle visits Ransom Center before tonight's event at BookPeople

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T. C. Boyle tours the Ransom Center with Megan Barnard, Assistant Director for Acquisitions and Administration. Photo by Alicia Dietrich.
T. C. Boyle tours the Ransom Center with Megan Barnard, Assistant Director for Acquisitions and Administration. Photo by Alicia Dietrich.

Writer T. C. Boyle, whose archive was recently acquired by the Ransom Center, visited today while in Austin for a book tour stop promoting the paperback edition of his novel When the Killing’s Done.

Boyle speaks at BookPeople tonight at 7 p.m. Read BookPeople’s Q&A with Boyle in advance of the event.

Author T. C. Boyle’s archive acquired

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The Ransom Center has acquired the archive of novelist and short-story writer Tom Coraghessan “T. C.” Boyle, author of such acclaimed works as The Tortilla Curtain (1995) and World’s End (1987). Spanning more than 30 years from the 1970s through the present, the archive covers the breadth of Boyle’s prolific career.

“I am very pleased and honored to have my papers safely ensconced at the Ransom Center so that they may be preserved and made available to scholars,” said Boyle. “With such an archive, there is always the danger of damage or even destruction, especially when the papers are stored in filing cabinets and cardboard boxes in the basement of a very old house. I am vastly relieved to know that they are now safe.”

Boyle is the author of 22 books of fiction, and his short stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Esquire, Harper’s, McSweeney’s, and The New Yorker. He was awarded the PEN/Faulkner Prize for best novel of the year in 1988 for World’s End and the PEN/Malamud Prize in 1999 for T. C. Boyle Stories (1998). Boyle is currently a professor of English at the University of Southern California.

The collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, professional files, and teaching material. Nearly every published title is represented by a binder of manuscript notes, research material, drafts, and proofs. Also included are about 140 short-story files.

If you’re in Austin, don’t miss the chance to see Boyle at BookPeople on March 19.

 

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