Author Talk: My Bicentennial Summer – A True Life Adventure Across America with G. Neri

My Bicentennial Summer: A True-Life Adventure Across America with G. Neri Award-Winning and Bestselling Author, Filmmaker, and Artist Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7 PM See More and Register Offering a unique glimpse into the heart of America’s history – the good, the bad, and the ugly – celebrated author G. Neri invites readers for a journey through the U.S. in his funny and heartfelt book, My Bicentennial Summer . The year is 1976, and America is throwing its biggest birthday party ever: its bicentennial. What better way to celebrate than with an eight-thousand-mile road trip? In this vibrant follow-up to his travelogue, My Antarctica , author G. Neri recalls his family’s real-life journey in a station wagon crossing 26 states in seven weeks, from California to Washington, DC, with only the aid of paper maps and transistor radios rather than smartphones and GPS. Young Greg is entranced by the variety of accents, strange foods, natural wonders, and historical attractions, from the Gran

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