Sept. 25, 2023 TULSA, Okla. --- Bestselling novelist and master storyteller Amor Towles is coming to Tulsa Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 to receive the 2023 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, given by the Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Library Trust.
Towles is best known for his novels “Rules of Civility,” “A Gentleman in Moscow” and “The Lincoln Highway,” which have collectively sold more than 6 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. Published in 2021, “The Lincoln Highway” debuted as No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
Towles will receive the Helmerich Award, which consists of a $40,000 cash prize and an engraved crystal book, at a black-tie gala in his honor on Friday, Dec. 1. He will give a free public presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, and speak about his life and works, answer questions and sign autographs. Copies of his books will be available for purchase at the event. Both presentations will take place at Central Library, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue.
To complement Towles’ visit to Tulsa, the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries will offer “An Amor Towles Sampler” as a part of its popular Books Sandwiched In series on Monday, Nov. 27 at 12:10 p.m. at Central Library in Aaronson Auditorium. Annabel Jones, a retired corporate attorney and member of the Helmerich Award committee, will offer a retrospect of Towles’ work, highlighting its significance and impact on the literary world.
For more information about the Distinguished Author Award or to purchase tickets to the gala, visit www.tulsalibrary.org/helmerichaward or call 918-549-7323.
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