Happy Hour with Aimee
Bender
Literally
Speaking: Nov/Dec 2018
Bestselling
author Aimee Bender joined Newport/Mesa
ProLiteracy on October 6th for Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy’s (NMPL) 3rd Annual
Happy Hour. Over 100 guests mingled in the Bamboo Courtyard under the evening
sky.
Aimee
Bender was delightful while chatting with fans of her work. She signed copies
of her best-sellers: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, The Color Master and
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. After lively conversations over wine and
cheese, guests made their way into the Friends Room for the Author Talk.
Aimee
began with her experience living in Newport Beach as she worked on her MFA in
Creative Writing at the University of California, Irvine. She continued to
speak about her influences, and made it clear that she is a proud proponent of
the Fairy Tale.
As
a young author, Aimee was reluctant to write her surrealist plots within an
industry where realist stories thrived. She was worried her work would not be
taken seriously. Upon receiving encouragement at UCI to treat Fairy Tales as
significant works of literature, Aimee wrote with confidence. Her short stories
and novels are filled with magical realism that intertwines the mundane,
everyday acts of life with fantastical, whimsical elements. READ MORE
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