Paging Sally Field

Actress will discuss her new memoir at Miami Book Fair.

Oscar-winning actress Sally Field will discuss her forthcoming memoir, “In Pieces,” Oct. 22 at the Arsht Center in Miami, an appearance presented by the Miami Book Fair and Books and Books.

Tickets to “An Evening With Sally Field” cost $46 and include an autographed copy of her book. They can be purchased at ArshtCenter.org, by calling 305-949-6722 and at the box office, 1300 Biscayne Blvd.

Set for publication Sept. 18, the book follows Field’s life and career, which began as the beloved young star of the TV shows “Gidget” and “The Flying Nun,” through Oscar-winning performances in “Norma Rae” and “Places in the Heart,” as well as memorable appearances in such films as “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Forrest Gump” and “Lincoln.”

Field has won Emmy Awards for the acclaimed miniseries “Sybil,” as a bipolar mother on “ER” and as the matriarch on the ABC series “Brothers & Sisters.”

In 2017, she was nominated for a Tony Award for her role as Amanda in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie.”

Field “has never extensively discussed her private life,” and spent five years writing “In Pieces,” according to Grand Central Publishing, which described the book as “an inspiring and important account of life as a woman in the second half of the 20th century.”

In a statement, Field said the book is about “the little girl that I was, about the teenager who backed into becoming a celebrity, and about the craft that taught me to stand on my feet, a craft that helped me find my way out of a complicated childhood.”

The Miami Book Fair takes place Nov. 11-18 at Miami-Dade College. For more information, visit MiamiBookFair.com.

LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOTO Sally Field’s book is described as “an inspiring and important account of life as a woman in the second half of the 20th century.”