Author Spotlight | Karen Bermann – Ames Writers Collective

LIVE and In Person at FIFTH STREET WRITERS, 612 5th St., Ames
Thurs., Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m. | Books for Sale & Author Signing

A vividly illustrated family memoir told in two voices, father and daughter, The Art of Being a Stranger explores the impact of displacement and historical memory across generations. Karen Bermann is professor emerita of architecture at Iowa State University. She worked on sweat equity rehabilitation in her native New York and taught first-year design in Ames and fourth-year design in Rome, where she now lives.

On Exhibit & Meet the Author/Artist:
Drawings from The Art of Being a Stranger
Thurs., Nov. 20: 6:30 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 21: 10:30 a.m. – noon and 1 – 6:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov 22: 1:30 – 6:30 p.m.

in partnership with KHOI Community Radio and Dog Eared Books