Author Bev Marshall to speak at Southeastern Friends Members’ Tea
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Author Bev Marshall will be the featured speaker at the eighth annual
Friends of Sims Library Marjorie Morrison Memorial Members’ Tea March 9, at 2 p.m.,
at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Sims Memorial Library.
Sims Library Director Eric Johnson said guests will enjoy a variety of teas and
a selection of delectable sandwiches and pastries. Unlimited mimosas will also be
available for $10, he said.
Marshall is the author of three award-winning novels: “Walking Through Shadows,”
“Right As Rain,” and “Hot Fudge Sundae Blues.” She was the recipient of the Mississippi
Library Fiction of the Year Award, the New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
Year Award, and was named the 2013 Southeastern College of Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences Distinguished Alumnus.
“Two of Bev’s novels have been translated into German, and she served as the
writer-in-residence at Southeastern prior to her retirement,” said Johnson. “A military
wife for 22 years, Bev recently published the memoir ‘Back Home,’ a deeply personal
account of her story, as well as those of other military wives, during the Vietnam
War. She will be signing copies of her book following the tea.”
The tea is free to members of the Friends of Sims Library (FoSL). Non-members
may reserve a seat for $25, which includes a one-year individual membership in FoSL.
Visit the FoSL website at southeastern.edu/library/about/friends/ to become a member. Non-members can reserve a seat for the tea or find out more about
FOSL by contacting Sims Library Head of Serials Janie Branham at 549-2186 or FOSL@southeastern.edu.
