NORA MURPHY READING AND BOOK SIGNING
Sunday 11:30
Building A

Author Nora Murphy will present a reading from her book Knitting the Threads of Time followed by a discussion of the international traditions that inspired her book. She will also be available for book signing. A great Mother’s Day gift idea!

Knitting the Threads of Time
While knitting a sweater for her son through the course of one cold, dark Minnesota winter, Murphy brings to life the traditions and cultures of women from many backgrounds, including Hmong, American Indian, Mexican, African, and Irish. Murphy’s personal stories — about her struggles to understand esoteric knitting patterns, her help from the shaman of the knit shop, and her challenges sticking with an often vexing project — will appeal to knitters as well as everyone else who has labored to create something from scratch.

Nora Murphy is a writer-in-residence with COMPAS Writers and Artists in the Schools serving Minnesota schools. She is the author of several children's history books, has been a Minnesota Book award finalist and a recipient of a Blacklock Nature Sanctuary Writing Fellowship from the Jerome Foundation. A novice knitter, she lives in St. Paul with her family.