News from library authorities:
CUMBRIA
Author event with John Connolly
Cumbria Libraries were proud to host an event with John Connolly on 16th May as he made a return visit to Cumbria.
This year's venue was Carlisle Library, and we were keen to exceed the audience number we attracted in Kendal last summer, but holding a Sunday evening event was a new departure for us and we couldn't hep but wonder what size of audience we would attract as a result of this.
John is a hugely popular author with a large and loyal following of fans, so we were delighted when 62 people attended to hear a talk which was both reflective and humorous.
John Connolly was born in Dublin in l968. His debut title, Every Dead Thing, swiftly launched him right into the front rank of mystery thriller writers and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award. His short stories have been dramatised for BBC Radio 4, and Kevin Costner has just made a feature film out of another short story, The New Daughter.
The Carlisle Library event was part of John Connolly's national tour to promote his latest Charlie Parker novel, The Whisperers, which is his thirteenth novel. His others include including the widely acclaimed coming of age story, The Book of Lost Things and the brilliant children's book, The Gates.
Mid-Summer Murder 2010- for reasons which need no explanation, these crime-writing events have been cancelled.
For more information contact: Helen Towers tel: 01228 227 287
