# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Explore the odysseys of ordinary lives...

Ticket Package includes a signed book (The Gulf of Lions, $29, hardcover)!

Caitlin Shetterly’s new novel, The Gulf of Lions, is set in France and explores motherhood, cancer, daughters, love, and the ways the stories we tell become the fabric of our lives. She’ll be joined by NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon, whose new book, Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known, is a charming and poignant collection of vignettes about the animals who have shaped his life and the deep, often surprising bonds between humans and animals.

Caitlin Shetterly is the author of Modified, Made for You and Me, and Pete and Alice in Maine. She is the editor of the bestselling Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce. She won the Maine Literary Award for Modified in 2017. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Orion, Elle, Self, the Boston Globe, Medium, LitHub, Romper, and on Oprah.com, as well as on This American Life, Hidden Brain, Studio 360, Weekend Edition, and various other public radio shows. She is an editor-at-large for Frenchly, a French arts and culture online news magazine. A Maine native, she graduated with honors from Brown University and now lives with her two sons and husband in her home state. Caitlin is passionately committed to helping preserve, in every way she can, the peace of wild things.

Scott Simon hosts NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday and Up First, and is also a special contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning. A winner of Emmy and Peabody Awards, he is in the Radio Hall of Fame and the Illinois Lincoln Academy. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and two daughters.

Scott Simon’s book, Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known, will be available for purchase ($25, hardcover).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portsmouth/caitlin-shetterly-and-scott-simon-literary-at-the-lounge/200030475073448
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portsmouth
- **state**: NH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Music Hall Lounge
- **lat**: 43.076171738013
- **long**: -70.760302464478
- **full address**: The Music Hall Lounge, Vibe Collective, 153 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge being held?
  - **A:** Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge takes place on Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Music Hall Lounge, Vibe Collective, 153 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge?
  - **A:** Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge is organized by The Music Hall Lounge.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Portsmouth, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Caitlin Shetterly & Scott Simon- Literary at The Lounge sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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