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Novelist Jon Clinch will talk about his latest release, answer questions and autograph copies of his books during a fireside chat held at Fletcher Free Library.
Friday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m.—LUDLOW—Acclaimed author of “Finn,” “Kings of the Earth,” “The Thief of Auschwitz,” “Belzoni Dreams of Egypt” and “Marley,” will talk about his latest release, answer questions and autograph copies of his books. Fletcher Memoria Library and The Book Nook will co-present this author event with novelist Jon Clinch on Friday, Dec.8 at 6 p.m. in the Reading Room at the Fletcher Memorial Library located at 88 Main St., Ludlow.
Featuring his latest novel is “The General and Julia,”wherein Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy.
The Book Nook has been fortunate to have hosted several events with Jon Clinch over the years. His first book, “Finn,” was named an American Library Association Notable Book, shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle’s first-ever Best Recommended List and recognized in many national publications as the best book of 2007. Clinch’s second novel, “Kings of the Earth” (Random House, 2010), also received wide acclaim and was touted in Oprah magazine. After publication of his second book, Clinch took a leap of faith and decided to self-publish the book “What Came After” under the pseudonym Sam Winston in 2011. This post-apocalyptic adventure which appealed to both sci-fi and literary fiction fans prompted “Sam” to pen a sequel; “Into The Silent World” two years later. “The Thief of Auschwitz,” also self-published in 2011 took readers on a dual journey: one into the deathcamp at Auschwitz with Jacob, Eidel, Max, and Lydia Rosen; the other into the heart of Max himself, now an aged but extremely vital — and outspoken — survivor. Released in 2014, “Belzoni Dreams of Egypt” is part adventure, part romance and part tall tale, a “fictional autobiography” of Giovanni Battista Belzoni, a real-life 19th-century explorer, circus performer, and shameless self-promoter. “Marley” (Atria, 2019) revisits the world of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” and creates deeply entwined personal histories for Jacob Marley and Ebenezer Scrooge.
In “The General and Julia” (Atria, 2023), Clinch returns to the deeply American roots of earlier writings. “The General and Julia” is receiving accolades from notables: “Not since ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ have I read such a perfect example of what historical fiction should be,” I predict that every book club will soon be reading this book,” wrote Elizabeth Letts, No. 1 New York Times Bestselling author of “A Perfect Horse” and “The Ride of Her Life.”
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