A Conversation with Virginia Montanez: “Nothing. Everything.”

Montanez will be joined by legendary WTAE-TV anchor Sally Wiggin.

Published by Winding Road Stories, “Nothing. Everything.” is a fictional story of trauma-damaged, panic-addled Ellis Sloan, an irreverent YA author who is forced to face the secrets of the past before time runs out on her second novel and her first shot at real happiness.

Montanez will discuss how her passion for Pittsburgh’s history and culture have shaped her life and career to this point, and how those experiences and challenges helped inspire her first book.

The conversation will be followed by a book signing.

Tickets are $15 for non-members and $10 for History Center members. “Nothing. Everything.” will be available for purchase in advance and at the event. The program will take place in the museum’s first floor Great Hall and light refreshments will be served.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. so that visitors can tour the History Center’s new Smithsonian exhibition, The Negro Motorist Green Book, which explores the story of a directory published from 1936 through 1967 that helped African Americans travel the country safely, and with dignity, during the time of segregation.