Join us for a reception, keynote speech, Q&A and book signing event. Dr. Natalie Dykstra, emerita professor of English at Hope College, returns to discuss her latest book, Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, published by Mariner Books and hailed by the New York Times as “an exquisite biography… a tribute to the power of art.”

Dykstra will share her research journey, writing insights and hope for the future of the Arts & Humanities.

There will be time for questions for the author and book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the American Writers Museum and more about the author can be found at nataliedykstra.com.