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Melinda Henneberger

Join Ken Burns and Lynn Novick for a live conversation about ‘Hemingway’ documentary

Join Kansas City Star editorial writer and columnist Melinda Henneberger and Ernest Hemingway scholar Alex Vernon Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. for “Hemingway, Journalism and War.” This virtual event is part of the “Conversations on Hemingway” series before the premiere of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new six-hour documentary, “Hemingway,” April 5-7 on PBS.

This conversation, presented in partnership with Kansas City PBS and The Star, is free. Register to watch here.

And after the presentation, we will be hosting a a special live VIP question-and-answer session with Burns and Novick for 25 viewers. For a chance to attend, enter your email address here. Winners will receive email with instructions on how to join the day before the event. Your contact information will not be used for any other purpose, including marketing. See the full rules of the sweepstakes here.

This story was originally published February 17, 2021 at 5:37 PM.

Melinda Henneberger
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
Melinda Henneberger was The Star’s metro columnist and a member of its editorial board until August 2025. She won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2022 and was a Pulitzer finalist for commentary in 2021, for editorial writing in 2020 and for commentary in 2019. 
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