Moon Township, Pa. -- Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen will appear as part of the Robert Morris University (RMU) Pittsburgh Speakers Series on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Quindlen will speak at 1:15 p.m. in Rogal Chapel at RMU’s Moon Township campus. She will also speak at 8 p.m. at Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh.

Quindlen’s books have appeared on fiction, nonfiction and self-help bestseller lists, and her columns have won her many of journalism’s most prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize.

Currently she writes the Last Word column on the back page of Newsweek, and for many years she was a columnist for The New York Times, becoming only the third woman to write for the paper’s influential op-ed page.

Her latest novel, “Rise and Shine”, is a moving story of two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter most. It debuted on the New York Times bestsellers list at No.1.

Quindlen has written four other bestselling novels: “Object Lessons,” “One True Thing,” “Black and Blue,” and “Blessings”. She has published three collections of her columns, “Living Out Loud,” “Thinking Out Loud,” and “Loud and Clear,” as well as “How Reading Changed My Life” and “Imagined London.”

Her book “A Short Guide to a Happy Life” has sold more than 1 million copies. It was followed by “Being Perfect”; it, too, became a national bestseller.

Quindlen is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Barnard College, where she is chair of the board of trustees. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds honorary degrees from more than a dozen American universities.

She is married to Gerald Krovatin, an attorney, and is the mother of Quindlen, Christopher and Maria Krovatin.

Quindlen’s afternoon talk is free and open to all RMU faculty, staff and students. Doors open at 12:45 p.m. and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Quindlen’s evening talk is available to subscribers of the Pittsburgh Speakers Series. A limited number of free tickets are available for students, faculty and staff through the Office of Student Life. For more information call (412) 397-4352.