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12TH ANNUAL
AUTHORS IN KIND HUGE SUCCESS
-- Famed Authors Gather to Support God’s Love We Deliver --
Brooklyn, NY –
On Tuesday,
April 14, more than 270 friends of God’s Love We Deliver
gathered at the 12th Annual Authors In Kind. This literary
luncheon, held at the Metropolitan Club, was emceed by Board
Member, author extraordinaire and Authors In Kind founder,
Linda Fairstein. Linda introduced each guest author, who
then took the podium to share anecdotes and remarks about
their work to the delight of our many guests. The authors
signed books before and after the event, meeting and
greeting guests and fans. This year’s authors included:
Linda Fairstein –
Author of the Alex Cooper crime novel series including her
most recent novels, Terminal
City and Devil’s
Bridge.
Harlan Coben –
#1 New York Times
bestselling master of suspense, Mr. Coben discussed his
latest novel The
Stranger.
Marcus
Samuelsson –
Award winning chef-owner of Red Rooster, his New
York Times
Best of 2014 cookbook captures the journey across the
country that led him to the recipes he cooks at home for his
wife Maya on a quiet night in.
Brad Gooch –
Author of the acclaimed City Poet
returns with a searing memoir of life in 1980s New York City
in Smash Cut:
A Memoir of Howard & Art & the ‘70s & the ‘80s.
Karen Pearl,
God’s Love President & CEO, opened with moving remarks about
how this event supports the important mission of God’s Love.
She showed the work, growth and progress of God’s Love
through a photo slideshow featuring images of God’s Love
volunteers, the construction of the God’s Love SoHo site and
more. Linda Fairstein, the tour de force behind Authors In
Kind, made lovely remarks on the work of God’s Love, its
history and the community it serves. Linda also made glowing
introductions of each author. Marcus Samuelsson spoke on the
importance of food for community, how food nourishes the
body and the spirit, and the importance of bringing meals to
our neighbors – that meals that are lovingly prepared and
lovingly delivered are filled with love. Brad Gooch spoke of
his life in the 1980s in New York City, a relevant and
moving topic, as that was the time of the founding of God’s
Love We Deliver. Harlan Coben had the audience laughing with
short stories on raising teenagers and what life is like for
a writer.
Guests enjoyed
iced coffee generously donated by RED THREAD GOOD Coffee --
the partnership was announced at last year’s luncheon. For
every cup of READ THREAD GOOD Coffee sold, 2 cents are
donated to God’s Love We Deliver.
In honor of
Mother’s Day, God’s Love had a special Mother’s Day appeal,
called “Meals for Moms.” For this appeal, for every donation
of $250 or more, Linda Fairstein agreed to sign and send a
copy of her new book, Devil’s
Bridge. Guests were delighted at such a thoughtful
appeal and a wonderful gift from Linda.
Other attendees
of Authors In Kind included: Ken Aretsky, Diane Harris
Brown, Jennifer Diamond, Anne Goulandris, Lori Griffiths,
Anne Keating, Ann Kempner, Patricia Fili Krushel, Peggy
Siegal, Vicente Wolf, Kathleen & Victor Zammit, Jonah Disend,
Jon Gilman, Barbara Goodstein, Louise Grunwald, Adrian Kahan,
Laura Michalchyshyn, Joseph Kirk, Mark and Gaby Lehrer,
Diana Lyne, Susan Lyne, Terrence Meck, Karen Naber, Richard
and Jane Novick, Chris Poore, Scott Reinhardt, Bill & Kristi
Ribbecke, Danny Sager, Michael Sennott, Jane and Patrick
Shea, Sylvia Vogelman, Greg and Katy Williamson.
In its history
of more than 29 years, God’s Love We Deliver has always been
free of charge and never had a waiting list for its
nutritious meals, unlimited education and other services.
Because demand has increased 94% in the last eight years,
this year’s Authors In Kind, and the funds it has raised for
God’s Love We Deliver, is more important than ever.
About God’s
Love We Deliver
God’s Love We
Deliver (God’s Love) is the New York metropolitan area’s
leading provider of life-sustaining meals and nutrition
counseling for people living with severe illnesses. Begun as
an HIV/AIDS service organization, today God’s Love provides
for people living with more than 200 individual diagnoses.
God’s Love cooks and home delivers the specific, nutritious
meals a client’s severe illness and treatment so urgently
require. Meals are individually tailored for each client by
one of our Registered Dietitians, and all clients have
access to unlimited nutrition counseling. God’s Love
supports families by providing meals for the children and
senior caregivers of its clients. All of the agency’s
services are provided free of charge, and in its history of
more than 29 years, God’s Love We Deliver has never had a
waiting list. For more information, visit
www.godslovewedeliver.org God’s Love is a
non-sectarian organization. Find God’s Love on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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