Author Aimee Bender at the October 18 Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon

Join the Friends of the USC Libraries on October 18 for a Literary Luncheon with Pushcart Prize-winning author Aimee Bender. Bender, who also serves as a professor of English at the USC Dornsife College, will discuss her novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.

Admission includes lunch, parking, and the lecture and costs $50 for Friends of the USC Libraries members and $65 for non-members. The luncheon begins at 11:00 a.m. in Doheny Library's Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall. Bender's lecture, which starts at 12:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. RSVP online or by calling (213) 740-1744.