Events

Meet author of Marley and Me, John Grogan
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Center
Speaker: Sponsored by Northeastern University Libraries, the Northeastern School of Journalism, and the Northeastern Bookstore.
Organizer: Maria Carpenter
Contact: 617-373-2821, m.carpenter@.neu.edu

Grogan, author of the best-seller Marley & Me, writes a personal memoir, The Longest Trip Home, about growing up, forging his own identity, and re-connecting and reconciling with his parents. Grogan was raised in a devout Catholic home in suburban Detroit of the 1960s and 1970s. Using a deft blend of humor and compassion, Grogan vividly illustrates his own family in a way that will cause readers to recognize and embrace their own.

"Genuinely heart-rending. . .Grogan invests these events with deeply felt humanity and pathos." —Janet Maslin, New York Times