Georgia and Anita

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I wanted you to know that a book I’ve been working on for many years, my first work of creative nonfiction, is about to be published.  Written under my married name Liza Bennett, Georgia & Anita tells the little-known story of the enduring friendship between Georgia O’Keeffe, America’s first great woman artist, and Anita Pollitzer, a charismatic leader of the suffragist movement.

Here’s a link to the website for the book that gives some background on the story, along with photos and paintings that, due to printing costs, weren’t able to be included in the book: https://www.georgiaandanita.com

I’ll be doing an event on Wednesday, May 7th at 6 p.m. with Ellen Feldman, the author of many acclaimed historical novels, at the New York Society Library to launch the book. If you’re in the city, it would be great if you could be there, though you can also attend remotely. Here’s a link with more information and to register: https://www.nysoclib.org/events/liza-bennett-georgia-anita-friendship-georgia-okeeffe-anita-pollitzer-ellen-feldman

There will be books for sale at the event.

I’ll be doing other events in the Berkshires in Massachusetts over the course of the summer, details to follow.

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By Liza

Liza

Liza Bennett attended the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She is a former advertising and publishing executive. She founded Bennett Book Advertising, Inc. (now, Verso Advertising), which specialized in book publishing accounts and built it into the industry leader. Since selling the agency, she has had four novels published, all of which are set in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, where she lives half the year.

In addition to having served as the Chair of the Academy of American Poets, on its Executive Committee, and Emeritus Circle, Bennett serves on the board of the Friends of the West Stockbridge Library and is secretary of the West Stockbridge Historical Society.