Meet The Author: Sigrid Nunez

In Person

Special Events

March 27, 2025

Jessie McEntee

Free

Course Description

Join Westport Writers’ Workshop instructor and former Westport Poet Laureate Jessie McEntee for a conversation with Sigrid Nunez at The Pequot Library.

Saturday, April 26th

2 PM @ Pequot Library

Sigrid Nunez is a New York Times bestselling author as well as the recipient of the 2018 National Book Award for The Friend. The New York Times also featured The Friend as one of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. The Friend was recently adapted for film by directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee. The Westport Writers’ Workshop is proud to co-sponsor this event. For more information visit www.pequotlibrary.org

Jessie McEntee

Jessica Noyes McEntee cut her teeth as an editor at John Wiley & Sons and has provided ghostwriting and independent editorial services for clients in New York and Connecticut. A magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College, she's the author of four novels. Her debut poetry chapbook was published by Finishing Line Press in 2019, and she was appointed Westport's Poet Laureate in 2022.