Katie Finneran, Melissa Joan Hart & More to Read Delia Ephron's THE LION IS IN at Barnes & Noble, 4/5

Acclaimed screenwriter, playwright and novelist Delia Ephron will appear at Barnes & Noble's Upper East Side location (150 East 86^th Street, at Lexington Avenue) on Thursday, April 5^th at 7:00 PM, signing copies of her latest novel, "The Lion Is In" (Blue Rider Press; March 29, 2012; $24.95). 

Tony Award-winner Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises), TV favorite Melissa Joan Hart ("Melissa and Joey") and Emmy Award-winner Carol Kane ("Taxi") will be on hand to read passages from the book.   (All three women have starred in Love, Loss, and What I Wore, the hit play Ms. Ephron co-wrote with her sister, Nora.)

For more information about the Barnes & Noble signing, visit: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/75663 or call 212-369-2180.

Delia Ephron is a bestselling author and screenwriter. Her movies include The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, You've Got Mail,Hanging Up (based on her novel), and Michael. She has written novels for adults and teenagers, books of humor, including How to Eat Like a Child, and essays. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, More, and The Huffington Post. Recently, she collaborated with Nora Ephron on a play, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, which ran for two years off-Broadway and has been performed in cities around the world, including Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Sydney.