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SUMMARY:Leisha Douglas discusses her novel Triple Threat at the Chappaqua Library
DESCRIPTION:Save Sunday, March 29th, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to join author Leisha Douglas and author, counselor, and podcaster Serge Prengel at the Chappaqua Library for a discussion of Leisha’s new novel, Triple Threat: The Story of a 1920s Broadway Star. A book-signing reception will follow the reading. Please register using the following link; https://www.chappaqualibrary.org/event/leisha-douglas-author-talk-21631 ( https://www.chappaqualibrary.org/event/leisha-douglas-author-talk-21631 ). Scattered Books will sell the books. If you wish to preorder a copy, contact Laura Scott Schaefer at info@scatteredbooks.com ( mailto:info@scatteredbooks.com ).\n\n ABOUT THE BOOK\nTriple Threat is the story of a 1920s Broadway star Elizabeth Hines had a meteoric rise to stardom in the 1920s becoming George M. Cohan’s leading lady in several of his most iconic musical comedies, including his longest-running Broadway production, Little Nellie Kelly. This fictionalized biography, written by her granddaughter, follows Elizabeth’s trajectory from adolescent ingenue to world- renowned star. As she travels to Africa and Europe performing abroad, and hobnobs with key figures of the 1920s. the world starts to change and pressures mount. How is it that she retains her integrity, transcending both family and society’s expectations in her international acting career.\n“Fiction and fact blend seamlessly in this imagined life of a talented and beautiful woman determined from an early age to be in the world of musical theatre on her own terms.”\n—Deborah Batterman, author of Just Like February\n“The authenticity of the era (1913-1928) is beautifully captured in the rich detail of Leisha Douglas’s concise, lucid prose.”\n—Kevin Pilkington, author of Taking On Secrets \n \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nLeisha Douglas’s stories and poems have been published in literary journals, including The Cortland Review, Helix, The Minetta Review, The Midwest Quarterly, Upstreet, The RavensPerch, and The Big Other, as well as anthologized and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has collaborated with artists to create limited-edition publications that combine art, photography, and poetry. She co-directed the Katonah Poetry Series. Her poetry chapbook, Hand Fishing, will be published by Moonstone Press in 2026. Previously she had a career as a psychotherapist and mental health counselor. She lives in New York.\n
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LOCATION:195 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, N.Y. 10514
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