Tickets are now on sale for East Hampton Library’s 12th Annual Authors Night benefit event on Saturday, August 13th. The “Premier Literary Event of the Hamptons” has grown over its twelve-year history to become one of the nation’s leading annual literary events, featuring 100 authors across all genres. The evening begins at 5pm with the Authors Book Signing Cocktail Reception under the tent, where guests will enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and wine and have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the authors, buy their books, and have them personally inscribed. At 8pm, directly following the Authors Reception, guests will be hosted at dinner parties at private homes in honor of one of the guest authors.

PARTICIPATING AUTHORS INCLUDE: In addition to the Honorary Co-Chairs, other participating authors include: Kate Betts, Louis Begley, Douglas Brinkley, Tom Clavin, Scott Cowen, Delia Ephron, Florence Fabricant, Ina Garten, Paul Goldberger, Michael Gross, Ally Hilfiger, Amb. Christopher R. Hill, Katherine Holabird, Erica Jong, Jeffrey Lyons, Fern Mallis, Matt Marinovich, William Norwich, Chris Pavone, Ted Rall, Wade Rouse, Jean Shafiroff, Michael Shnayerson, Garth Stein, Michael Weiss, Marianne Williamson, and Vincente Wolf. The list of all participating authors can be found on the Authors Night website.

TICKETS: Tickets are $100 for the book signing reception only, and begin at $300 for the dinners (includes entry to book signing reception). Tickets and complete event information are available online at the Authors Night website: www.authorsnight.org, at the Library, and by phone at (631) 324-0222 x7. LOCATION: Field at 4 Maidstone Lane, East Hampton Village

HONORARY CHAIRS: Authors Night Founding Honorary Chair, Alec Baldwin, will be joined by 2016 Honorary Co-Chairs: Christie Brinkley, Robert A. Caro, Dick Cavett, Mary Higgins Clark, Nelson DeMille, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eric Ripert and Dr. Ruth Westheimer.