New York State Writers Institute's video: Albany Book Festival: Sister Helen Prejean author of River of Fire

Live online event with Sister Helen Prejean, in-conversation with NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl Sister Helen Prejean a Roman Catholic nun and a preeminent advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Her bestselling book about ministering to death row inmates, Dead Man Walking (1993), was adapted as a 1995 film starring Susan Sarandon (as Sister Helen) and Sean Penn. Her new memoir, River of Fire (2019), recounts her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world’s problems to engaging full-tilt in working to address societal injustices. The NYS Writers Institute continues to support independent local bookstores, and the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza is the sole bookseller for the Albany Book Festival. All featured books can be ordered directly online through this Albany indie bookstore at http://www.bhny.com. The paperback edition of River of Fire is now available: https://www.bhny.com/book/9780307389039 For more information on the Albany Book Festival, visit: https://www.albanybookfestival.com