A contributing editor for public radio’s This American Life, Vowell has written for Time, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as authoring seven New York Times’ bestselling nonfiction books on American history and culture. She is also the voice of teen superhero Violet Parr in Brad Bird’s Academy Award-winning The Incredibles, and its sequel, Incredibles 2, from Pixar Animation Studios.

Vowell’s books include Radio On, Unfamiliar Fishes, The Wordy Shipmates, Take the Cannoli, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, and Assassination Vacation.

Vowell will speak at Chappelear Drama Center on the Ohio Wesleyan campus.  The conversation will be moderated by Delaware County District Library Director George Needham. Questions will be accepted in advance and the night of the presentation. Please submit them to pr@delawarelibrary.org with the subject “Sarah Vowell.”

Students who are interested in American History receive a special discount! Email pr@delawarelibrary.org with your student’s High School or University and their favorite American History Teacher or Professor’s name to claim the $5 off code!