Meet Piper Huguley, author of By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register. She will present brief remarks at 5:00 pm followed by a signing of her book, a biographical historical fiction that tells the inspiring story of the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. By Her Own Design was a Booklist top 100 Editor’s Choice selection for 2022 and was selected as the historical fiction winner for 2022 by the American Library Association’s Reading Council. The event will take place in the Museum Store and copies of the book are available for purchase. Huguley is a literature professor at Clark Atlanta University and blogs about the history behind her novels at http://piperhuguley.com. Included with admission to Wonderful Wednesday. This is a drop-in event, although you may register in advance and pre-purchase a copy of the book.
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