Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Paula McLain's critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel The Paris Wife has been a publishing phenomenon. It paints a more complex portrait of Ernest Hemingway than many of us have come to expect, through the eyes of his first wife Hadley. Her Circling the Sun told the remarkable story of pioneering horse trainer, adventurer, and aviator Beryl Markham.

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Marlon James won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for A Brief History of Seven Killings, making him the first Jamaican author to win this prestigious literary award. In the work, James combines masterful storytelling with brilliant skill at characterization and an eye for detail to forge a bold novel of dazzling ambition and scope.

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Tayari Jones's An American Marriage has been a 2018 Oprah's Book Club Selection, a instant New York Times bestseller, and a National Book Award finalist. This story of a marriage torn apart by a wrongful conviction has been called "haunting ... beautifully written" (the New York Times Book Review) and "brilliant and heartbreaking ... unforgettable" (USA Today).