Booksmith Presents
Michael Tucker with Jill Eikenberry - After Annie
- When
- Tue Apr 3, 2012
- Where
- The Booksmith
- Time
- 7:30 pm
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Author Appearances
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Description
Michael Tucker’s debut novel, After Annie is a hilarious and beautifully rendered tale about a man off the rails, battling through the middle-aged wilderness days he hoped never to face alone.Best known for his work on the Emmy-award winning television series L.A. Law, Michael Tucker is a veteran actor and author of three previous nonfiction works. In his first work of fiction, Tucker proves to be shrewd observer of human nature, as he introduces New York actor Herbie Aaron, whose universal failings he scrutinizes with a comic eye and a compassionate heart.
When his wife Annie dies suddenly from cancer, Herbie is faced with a new role – a third act - for which he is totally unprepared. Like a great theater ensemble, After Annie is filled with memorable portraits: Olive, a beautiful bartender who just might be a great actress; Candy, Herbie’s neurotic and troubled daughter; and a wise woman named Billy, a tough-talking golf pro who teaches Herbie more about his psyche than about his lousy swing. From the streets and stages of New York to the golf courses of Myrtle Beach, Herbie’s journey to find a new start after Annie is filled with unexpected moments of beauty and wisdom, pathos and humor.
A veteran stage, film and television actor, Michael Tucker is perhaps best known for his role as Stuart Markowitz in L.A. Law. His 8-year stint on the phenomally popular drama brought him three Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations. Michael’s film credits include Woody Allen’s Radio Days and The Purple Rose of Cairo, Diner, Tin Men, An Unmarried Woman, The Eyes of Laura Mars, Network, and For Love or Money. He received the Good Guys Award from the National Women’s Political Caucus for his work on women’s health issues. Tucker’s first book I Never Forget a Meal: An Indulgent Reminiscence is part memoir, part cookbook. His second book, Living in a Foreign Language, chronicles his experience, with his wife Jill Eikenberry, as homeowners in the Italian countryside. His third book, Family Meals, is an acclaimed food memoir.
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