SWEETCHARITY: Authors Night Celebrates 10 Years

By Jessica Mackin

Saturday evening will mark the East Hampton Library's 10th Annual Authors Night. The event will be held at Gardiner Farm. The premier literary event of the Hamptons has grown over its ten year history to become one of the most successful celebrations of books and authors in America. The evening features a group of impressive authors from across the literary spectrum. The evenings co-chairs are Alec Baldwin and Barbara Goldsmith. Baldwin, an actor and film producer, is very involved with the East Hampton Library and has been leading Authors Night since its inception. Goldsmith, who has also been involved since day one, is an author, journalist and philanthropist. All proceeds go directly to the Library. The event began in 2005 with a handful of dinners and a few hundred attendees. Authors Night has grown to include over 100 authors and more than 1000 people in attendance each year. Goldsmith and Baldwin will be joined by 2014 honorary co-chairs Robert A. Caro, Giada De Laurentiis, Nelson DeMille, Lee Grant, Alice McDermott and James McBride. Caro is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson. Laurentiis is an Italian-born American chef, writer, television personality, and the host of the current Food Network television program "Giada at Home." DeMille is known best for his suspense novels. Lee Grant is an American stage, film and television actress, and film director. McBride is an American writer and musician. McCermott is an American Book Award winner for her 1998 novel Charming Billy. Under one tent, guests will be able to meet and mingle with all of the famed authors and celebrities supporting the library. The event begins at 5 PM with the authors book signing cocktail reception under the tent. Guests will also enjoy hors d'oeuvres and wine while purchasing their favorite authors' books and having them personally inscribed. Additional authors include Thomas Maier, author of Masters Of Sex, which is the basis for the award-winning drama on Showtime. Joe Pintauro, author of Men's Lives, will also be on hand to sign copies of his book. At 8 PM, following the authors reception guests will be hosted at dinner parties at private area homes in honor of one of the guest authors. Tickets range in price from $100 for the cocktail hour and to up to $2500 for the dinner parties. For tickets visit www.authorsnight.com.

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