Join author Allison Gilbert for Keeper’s first LIVE “Lunch & Learn” event. An Emmy award-winning journalist and author of several books on grief, loss, and resilience, including Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, Gilbert will interview professional biographers Kate Buford and Abby Santamaria, founders of Biography by Design. Biography by Design creates custom biographies, memoirs, and the kinds of creative and expertly crafted obituaries that truly honor and celebrate our loved ones.
What you will learn:
• Top strategies for locating the hard-to-find information you need
***Keeper’s new Lunch & Learn series explores important and timely topics that help us remember our loved ones and ensure their memories live on in perpetuity.
Meet the speakers:
Kate Buford is a founding parter of Biography by Design and award-winning author of Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe and Burt Lancaster: An American Life. Buford earned an MS in information/library science at Columbia, worked as a law librarian on Wall Street, was a commentator for NPR’s Morning Edition, and contributor to many publications, television shows, and documentaries.
Abby Santamaria is a founding partner of Biography by Design and the author of Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C.S. Lewis. Santamaria earned an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia University, and worked for years as a researcher for biographers. Santamaria’s passion for narrative nonfiction storytelling began in high school, and expanded as an undergraduate, where she interviewed child survivors of the Holocaust for an oral history series. These experiences–fed by a determination to honor people’s stories, an insatiable curiosity and a dedication to accuracy–paved the way for a diversifying career in narrative nonfiction writing and research.
Allison Gilbert is one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on grief and resilience. She is the author of numerous books including, Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive.
Bonus opportunity! Just by signing up, you will receive $30 off Gilbert’s brand new 4-part series of groundbreaking e-courses that you can view anytime. Watch a video about her courses here.
Registrants will be added to Gilbert’s email newsletter list.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
12:30 pm (Eastern) / 9:30 am (Pacific)
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“How we remember those we love is as important as what we remember. Allison Gilbert offers creative, resonant ways to keep relationships alive in a positive way with those we love who are no longer here.”
“Allison Gilbert has a way to embrace our loved ones who have passed, so you can create a rich and fulfilling present.”
“Allison’s creative ideas for remembering arrive at just the right moment in history, guiding millions of us who are yearning to recognize and pay tribute to our past.”