APPLETON, WIS. — Author and poet Katy Lederer, best known for her 2003 memoir “Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers,” will conduct a reading from her latest collection of poems Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Lawrence University’s Science Hall 102. Prior to her reading, Lederer will hold a question-and-answer session at 4:30 p.m. in Main Hall 105. A book signing and reception with the author will follow the reading. Both events are free and open to the public.
The current poetry editor at Fence magazine, Lederer is the author of a pair of poetry collections, 2002’s “Winter Sex” and the just-published “The Heaven-Sent Leaf,” a collection of 45 poems which draws on her experiences working at a Manhattan hedge fund to explore the world of money and commerce.
Her memoir “Poker Face” was included on Publishers Weekly’s list of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2003 and Esquire magazine named it one of its eight Best Books of the Year in 2003. Lederer, the younger sister of professional poker players Howard Lederer and Annie Duke, earned a bachelor’s degree the University of California at Berkeley and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa.
Lederer’s appearance is sponsored by the Mia Paul Poetry Fund and the Marguerite Schumann Memorial Lectureship Fund.
