Meet the Author: Susan Samuels Drake

On Wednesday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m., The Porter Memorial Library continues its Meet the Author series with Susan Samuels Drake.

Our Meet the Author series continues with Susan Samuels Drake. Drake will discuss her book, Fields of Courage: Remembering Cesar Chavez and the People Whose Labor Feeds Us. Her poetic memoir, based on her 31-year-long friendship with the labor leader, follows her path from affluent Palo Alto to underserved communities in California’s Central Valley. She served as Chavez’ secretary for three of those years.

Susan says: “Whether memoir, poetry or interviews, my writing is a cover for my insatiable curiosity about creatures two-legged, four-legged and how many legs do ants have?” Her essays, nostalgia, features, poetry and interviews have appeared in local magazines, newspapers, and international textbooks.

The Meet the Author programs are informal coffee hours around the fireplace where local authors discuss their works, answer questions form the audience and autograph copies of their books. The programs are free and open to the public. They are scheduled for the second Wednesday of January, February, March and April at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments and coffee will be served with The Ugly Mug providing the coffee.

The library is located at 3050 Porter Street, Soquel. Limited parking is available behind the library. Enter from Soquel Drive into the Bagelry parking lot and drive through to the left.

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For more information, call the library at 475-3326 during library hours: Monday-Friday 12-4 and Saturday 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., or visit the library website at: www.porterml.org