Column here from the Charlotte Observer’s Pam Kelly:
Marisha Pessl, whose first, quirky novel, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics,” was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Pessl, who grew up in Asheville, will be at Lenoir-Rhyne University on Oct. 9.
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” at Davidson College on Oct. 26 with her sister, Catherine Gilbert Murdock, who writes young adult fiction, including “Dairy Queen.”
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According to Wiki –
"Pessl was born in Clarkston, Michigan, to Klaus, an Austrian engineer for General Motors, and Anne, an American homemaker. Pessl’s parents divorced when she was three, and she moved to Asheville, North Carolina with her mother and sister."
So shes isn’t a native, why the big fuss?
Miss Pessel’s first book was a hit with me and my calendar has a note that says there is a new book due in 2010. I’ll be waiting.