Sam Weller: Ray Bradbury's Biographer
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Hear Sam Weller, the official biographer of pioneering science fiction author and literary icon Ray Bradbury, paint a vivid and intimate picture of Bradbury and his work, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and illuminating the uncanny significance of “Fahrenheit 451” today.
This free talk is part of The Big Read: a month-long celebration of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel “Fahrenheit 451.” For a complete calendar of local Big Read events, visit www.eugene-or.gov/library or call Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450.
Weller’s “The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury” was a Los Angeles Times best seller, winner of the 2005 Society of Midland Authors Award for Best Biography, and a Bram Stoker Award finalist. Weller also published a companion volume, “Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews.”
Weller's third Bradbury book will be published this year. Titled “Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury,” the anthology will include stories by authors including Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, and Alice Hoffmann. He is a professor in the Fiction Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago and a widely-published critic, essayist, and short story writer.
The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, co-sponsored locally by Eugene Public Library, Springfield Public Library, Lord Leebrick Theatre Company, National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, City of Eugene, University of Oregon Duck Store, Friends of Eugene Public Library, and Eugene Public Library Foundation.
