Author Carolyn See to Speak, Sign Books Sunday, March 28

Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club’s Women in the Arts presents writer and novelist Carolyn See, who will talk on the subject of memoir and family history at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 28, at the clubhouse, 1210 Fourth St. A book-signing and reception will follow. A Los Angeles native and former Pacific Palisades resident, See is the author of seven novels including ‘The Handyman,’ ‘Golden Days,’ and most recently, ‘There Will Never Be Another You.’ She serves as a book reviewer for The Washington Post and is on the board of PEN Center USA West. See holds a Ph.D. in American literature from UCLA. Her awards include the prestigious Robert Kirsh Body of Work Award (1993) and a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction. She is currently working on a new memoir titled ‘The Very Rich Hours’ about getting old in an extended family. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Women in the Arts Program Fund of the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club and the Santa Monica nonprofit Daybreak, a project of OPCC. A selection of See’s books will be on sale courtesy of Village Books. For advance tickets ($8) visit [ http://www.smbwc.org/ ] or at the door ($10).