{"id":39946,"date":"2025-10-30T15:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=39946"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:57:21","slug":"author-talk-ariel-lawhon","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/author-talk-ariel-lawhon\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Talk: Ariel Lawhon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/the-frozen-river-1-194x300.webp\" alt=\"The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon\" class=\"wp-image-39947\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/the-frozen-river-1-194x300.webp 194w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/the-frozen-river-1.webp 337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/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 Ariel Lawhon of <em>The Frozen River<\/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 class=\"has-gray-light-background-color has-background\">Ariel Lawhon&#8217;s novel<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<em>The Frozen River<\/em>&nbsp;is in<\/span>spired by the real-life 18th-century Maine midwife Martha Ballard. When a man is found frozen in the ice of the Kennebec River in Maine, Martha, a renowned midwife and healer, uses the details recorded in her own diary to investigate a shocking murder. This gripping historical mystery follows Martha as she defies the legal system and relentlessly pursues justice at a time when women were rarely heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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. Already signed up? Skip to step 2.<\/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<a href=\"https:\/\/alumlc.org\/authorseries\/?book_club_id=391\"> sign up for the Author Talk today<\/a>!<\/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\" id=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\"><div class=\"btn-action\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"btn-title\">Ariel Lawhon<\/h3><div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"btn-content\" id=\"572e5153-f95e-4223-b745-4c17d7194134\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/The-Frozen-River-by-Ariel-Lawhon-Headshot.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/The-Frozen-River-by-Ariel-Lawhon-Headshot.webp\" alt=\"Author Ariel Lawhon\" class=\"wp-image-39949\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:203px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/The-Frozen-River-by-Ariel-Lawhon-Headshot.webp 688w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/The-Frozen-River-by-Ariel-Lawhon-Headshot-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/The-Frozen-River-by-Ariel-Lawhon-Headshot-599x900.webp 599w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/The-Frozen-River-by-Ariel-Lawhon-Headshot-418x628.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ariel Lawhon is a critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Her novels include:&nbsp;<em>The Frozen River<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Code Name Helene, I was Anastasia, Flight of Dreams, The Wife, The Maid and The Mistress, When We Had Wings&nbsp;<\/em>(co-written with Kristina McMorris and Susan Meissner), and&nbsp;<em>Barriers to Entr<\/em><\/span>y,&nbsp;an Amazon Original Short Story. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and have been Good Morning America Book Club, Library Reads, One Book One County, Indie Next, Costco, Amazon Spotlight, and Book of the Month Club selections. She lives in the rolling hills outside Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and four sons. She splits her time between the grocery store and the<br>baseball field.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" 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 in our sixth 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>400 alumni<\/em><\/strong> have already signed up to 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