Sena Jeter Naslund Reads from Ahab's Wife

On August 5, 2009, Sena Jeter Naslund visited Bank Square Books, discussed her work, and read from her highly acclaimed novel, Ahab's Wife or, The Star-Gazer, an imagined life of the wife of Captain Ahab, alluded to in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Ten years after its original publication, Ahab's Wife is now available in a handsome paperback edition.   

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Sena Jeter Naslund discusses her inspiration for Ahab's Wife.

Sena Jeter Naslund talks with her audience at Bank Square Books.

Sena Jeter Naslund at Bank Square Books.

Sena Jeter Naslund reads from Ahab's Wife.