Books Meet Art

Nicholas Basbanes will visit Spartanburg on March 5th and 6th. Basbanes, a true bibliophile, will attend the closing reception of the "People Reading" art exhibit at the Chapman Cultural Center on March 5th. The reception is free and open to the public.

Basbanes will speak in the Barrett Community Room at the Headquarters Library on Thursday, March 6 at 7:00pm. From Brasbanes' website:
Well known for writing about books and bibliophiles, Nicholas Basbanes has worked as an award-winning investigative reporter, a literary editor, and a nationally syndicated columnist. His first book, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction for 1995, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

For more information on Basbanes you may visit: http://www.nicholasbasbanes.com/