Masters Series Roundtable: Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
Week 1 | F | Alumni Hall Ballroom| Ages 14+
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle authors Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict deepen their engagement with the Chautauqua community first in conversation with an Institution program leader followed by an extended audience Q-and-A. This more intimate session builds on themes and takeaways from Murray and Benedict’s CLSC Author Presentation and other areas of their work and interests, with an opportunity for direct engagement by audience members.
Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
Marie Benedict is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Mitford Affair, Her Hidden Genius, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The Only Woman in the Room, Lady Clementine, Carnegie’s Maid, The Other Einstein, and with Victoria Christopher Murray, the Good Morning American Book Club pick The Personal Librarian and the Target Book of the Year The First Ladies. All have been translated into multiple languages, and many have been selected for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Target Book Club, Costco Book Club, Indie Next List, and LibraryReads List. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.
Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times and USA Today best selling author of more than 30 novels, including the New York Times Instant Best Sellers, The Personal Librarian and The First Ladies. Both novels, Victoria co-wrote with Marie Benedict. Over her career, Victoria has received numerous awards including the Phyllis Wheatley Trailblazer Award, the Delta Sigma Theta Osceola Award for Excellence in the Arts, Go On Girl Book Club Author of the Year, eleven African American Literary Awards and five NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2016, she won the Image Award for Outstanding Literature for her social commentary novel, Stand Your Ground. With almost three million books in print, Victoria is one of the country’s top African American contemporary authors. A native New Yorker, Victoria Christopher Murray attended Hampton University where she majored in Communication Disorders. After graduating, Victoria attended New York University’s Stern School of Business where she received her MBA in Marketing.