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Sharon Gless, Janet Beard, Shea Ernshaw, and more. [- NEW RELEASES]( [- BESTSELLERS]( [- COMING SOON]( [- AUTHORS]( [Simon & Schuster]( [NEW RELEASES]( | [BESTSELLERS]( | [COMING SOON]( | [AUTHORS]( [Browser]( [SIMON & SCHUSTER'S AUTHOR EVENTS] [SIMON & SCHUSTER'S AUTHOR EVENTS] [Apparently There Were Complaints]( [Sharon Gless]( [Sharon Gless]( * Sharon Gless was born into a prominent Hollywood family and always knew she wanted to be an actress. She was an exclusive contract player for Universal Studios from 1972 until 1982, when the studio ended all talent contracts. She was the last contract player in the history of Hollywood. While at Universal, Gless appeared on series such as The Rockford Files; The Bob Newhart Show; and Marcus Welby, MD, among others. In 1982, she accepted the role of Cagney in Cagney and Lacey, eventually winning two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series. In 2000, Gless started playing Debbie Novotny in Queer as Folk, which ran for five seasons. 12/08: The Strand Sharon Gless: Author Talk, Apparently There Were Complaints [LEARN MORE]( [The Ballad of Laurel Springs]( [Janet Beard]( [Janet Beard]( * Born and raised in East Tennessee, Janet Beard studied screenwriting at NYU and went on to earn an MFA in creative writing from The New School. She is the bestselling author of The Atomic City Girls and The Ballad of Laurel Springs. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio. 12/07: Belfair Clubhouse Janet Beard: USCB Lunch with Author Series [LEARN MORE]( [A History of Wild Places]( [Shea Ernshaw]( [Shea Ernshaw]( * Shea Ernshaw is the author of A History of Wild Places, the New York Times bestseller The Wicked Deep, Winterwood, and A Wilderness of Stars. She is the winner of the 2019 Oregon Book Award. She lives in a small mountain town in Oregon and is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel. 12/08: Powell’s Books Shea Ernshaw: In Conversation with Amanda Montell [LEARN MORE]( [Mothers, Fathers, and Others]( [Siri Hustvedt]( [Siri Hustvedt]( * Siri Hustvedt, a novelist and scholar, has a PhD in English literature and is a lecturer in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is the author of a book of poems, seven novels, four collections of essays, and two works of nonfiction. She has published papers in various academic and scientific journals and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, the European Charles Veillon Essay Prize, an American Academy of the Arts and Letters Award in Literature, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction for The Blazing World, which was also longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. 12/07: Free Library of Philadelphia Siri Hustvedt: In Conversation with Elif Shafak [LEARN MORE]( 12/08: Harvard Book Store Siri Hustvedt: In Conversation with Danielle Spencer [LEARN MORE]( [The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes]( [Zoë Playdon]( [Zoë Playdon]( * Zoë Playdon is the Emeritus Professor of Medical Humanities at the University of London and a Council member of the Association for Medical Humanities. She holds five degrees, including two doctorates. Zoë is a former co-chair of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Doctors and Dentists [GLADD] and co-founded the Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity in 1994. She has thirty years’ experience of front-line work in LGBTI human rights, including supporting and advising on UK and European legal cases. 12/08: Literati Bookstore Zoë Playdon: Author Talk, The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes [LEARN MORE]( [LEARN MORE]( [LEARN MORE]( Want more book recommendations? Visit our other sites: [Off the Shelf]( [Riveted]( [Tips on Life & Love]( [History in 5]( This was sent to you because you registered to receive emails from Simon & Schuster, Inc. Visit the [Newsletters & Preferences Center]( to manage your account and email preferences. Not a subscriber? [Click here]( to sign up for Simon & Schuster emails. [New Releases]( | [Bestsellers]( | [Coming Soon]( | [Authors]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [YouTube]( Simon & Schuster Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 © 2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe from All]( [Privacy Policy](