Join the Saint Louis University Library Associates as they honor Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Michael Chabon, author of best-selling books that include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, with the annual St. Louis Literary Award.
Chabon was born in 1963, in Washington, D.C. Michael Chabon’s first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, was originally written for his master’s thesis at U.C. Irvine and became a New York Times bestseller. Chabon’s second novel, Wonder Boys, was also a bestseller, and was made into a critically acclaimed film featuring actors Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire. Michael Chabon believes that three things are required for success as a novelist: talent, luck, and discipline. As he says, “Discipline is the one element of those three things that you can control, and so that is the one that you have to focus on controlling, and you just have to hope and trust in the other two.”
Chabon is the lead writer for "Star Trek: Picard." He and his wife, writer Ayelet Waldman, are the writers and executive producers for the Netflix series, Unbelievable as well as the Showtime series of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.
Other notable awards for Chabon include: the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Critics Circle, Hugo, Nebula, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Pen/Faulkner, and National Jewish Book Award among many others in a career spanning more than 30 years.
This year's event will be moderated by actor Jon Hamm.
Jon Hamm's nuanced portrayal of the high-powered, advertising executive Don Draper on AMC's award-winning drama series "Mad Men" has firmly established him as one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile actors. He has earned numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, two Golden Globe Awards, and multiple Screen Actors Guild Nominations.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Hamm received his bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Missouri-Columbia and currently resides in Los Angeles.
The event will be held virtually on Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. CDT. Capacity for this event is limited, please register only one user per household.
The deadline to register is April 14.