{"id":32839,"date":"2024-04-22T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=32839"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:06:40","slug":"author-talk-william-schwalbe","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/author-talk-william-schwalbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Talk: William Schwalbe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/we-should-not-be-friends-203x300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32836\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/we-should-not-be-friends-203x300.webp 203w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/we-should-not-be-friends-135x200.webp 135w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/we-should-not-be-friends.webp 353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bobcat Reads<\/a>&nbsp;will host an Author Talk with William Schwalbe of <em>We Should Not Be Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with the author, ask questions, and discuss the book with fellow readers. In this Author Talk, you will explore the book in a way that will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>A warm, funny, irresistible book that follows an improbable and life-changing college friendship over the course of forty years<\/em>&#8221; <strong>from the best-selling author of The End of Your Life Book Club<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Author Talk!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Step1<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for Bobcat Reads<\/a> alumni virtual book club for free. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbc.guru\/bates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login to Bobcat Reads<\/a> and click on &#8220;Author Talks&#8221; to sign up for the Author Talk today!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-btn btn-wrap\"><div class=\"btn-action\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">William Schwalbe<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe-900x506.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32840\" style=\"width:361px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/04\/author-talk-will-schwallbe.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I was born in New York in 1962; grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts; went to boarding school in New Hampshire, and to college in New Haven, Connecticut. So I consider myself a New Englander, even though I\u2019m not one by birth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve worked as a journalist, in the television business, and even (briefly, in college) as a substitute teacher. But I\u2019ve spent most of my life in publishing: at William Morrow, and then at Hyperion, where I was Editor in Chief. In January 2008, I left Hyperion to found a startup called Cookstr.com and ran that for six years. It\u2019s now part of Macmillan Publishers, where I\u2019ve worked since 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Books have been the constant in my life. From those my mother read me when I was too young to read, to those father read us when we could read but still liked to be read to. From books I read under the covers, long after I was supposed to be asleep\u2014including every single thriller by the magnificent Alistair Maclean\u2014to books that I found in my teens that helped me imagine all different kinds of lives, and see the world through others\u2019 eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve written four books. The first\u2014Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do it Better\u2014was written with my friend David Shipley. The second, The End of Your Life Book Club, is about the books I read with my mother when she was dying. The third is Books For Living, about the role books can play in our lives and how they can show us how to live each day more fully and with more meaning. And the fourth is We Should Not Be Friends, which is about the power of friendships, especially unlikely ones, to change our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I live in New York City with my husband, David Cheng. We\u2019ve been together since way back when I first moved to Hong Kong in 1984. We have one African violet, that\u2019s a bit lopsided; books everywhere; and are obsessed with our neighbor\u2019s adorable dog, Oliver, a Havanese. We also have five godchildren, one niece, and four nephews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love meeting fellow readers and hearing from readers about all different kinds of books. I answer everyone, though sometimes it can take me a bit of time. My favorite question to ask or be asked is a simple one: \u201cWhat are you reading?\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you would like to participate but find the cost of the book prohibitive, please email us at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did you know?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We are wrapping up our third year of the <span style=\"font-family: var(--fontSansSerif)\">Bobcat Reads alumni book club!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <strong><em>300 alumni<\/em><\/strong> have 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