Our Mary E. Rolling Reading Series kicked off on Thursday with a reading by Elizabeth Benedict. Benedict is the author of several books, including The Beginner’s Book of Dreams, Almost, and The Joy of Writing Sex. Her latest book, Me, My Hair, and I: Twenty-Seven Women Untangle an Obsession will be released on on September 29, 2015.

Benedict opened with the first chapter of her book The Beginner’s Book of Dreams, followed by her essay, What We Talk About When We Talk About Money, which appears in the 50th anniversary issue of Salmagundi. Her final reading was from her latest work,  Me, My Hair and I.