Prof. Lili Wright Promoting Her New Novel, Dancing with the Tiger

July 14, 2016

Today's edition of the San Francisco Examiner previews a Friday reading in that city by Lili Wright, professor of English at DePauw University. The arts calendar notes, "The former journalist discusses her debut novel, Dancing with the Tiger, a Mexico-set thriller about a deadly struggle over an art treasure."

The event takes place at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Books Inc., 3515 California Street.

Access the item at the newspaper's website.

Tonight at 7, the book tour takes Wright to the Scottsdale, Arizona's Poisoned Pen, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd. #101.

Released Monday by Marian Wood Books/Putnam, Dancing with the Tiger has been praised in a number of reviews. Publishers Weekly stated, "A deep look at what it means to be masked, Wright’s novel is a worthwhile read for anyone in search of an authentically flawed heroine who learns to remove her own mask in a world where remaining hidden feels like the safest option." Booklist asserts, "Clearly written with great care, the novel plumbs the depths of love and obsession in complex yet delicately woven themes." Cosmopolitan lists Wright's work among "15 Addictive New Books That Are Perfect for the Beach."

Read more in this previous story.

Learn more, and order the book, at Amazon.com or the publisher's website.

Elizabeth D. "Lili" Wright, joined the DePauw faculty in 1999. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune and the Baltimore Sun. She previously authored the autobiographical Learning to Float: The Journey of a Woman, a Dog, and Just Enough Men (2002).

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