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Author of the Week

Ann Hood

Ann Hood is the author of the bestselling novels, Somewhere off the Coast of Maine (1998), The Red Thread (2010), and The Knitting Circle (2007). Her memoir, Comfort: A Journey Through Grief (2008), is a New York Times Editor’s Choice and chosen as one of the top ten non-fiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. She won two Pushcart Prizes, as well as writing awards for food, travel, and spirituality.

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas is an actress, author, and activist whose body of work has continued to impact American entertainment and culture for the past half-century. She has been honored with four Emmy Awards, the Peabody, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy, and has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Marlo is also the recipient of the CLIO Honorary Healthcare Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the NAACP Pathway to Excellence Award, the Helen Caldicott Award for Nuclear Disarmament, and the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award.