SHORT TALKS: Garth Risk Hallberg and Del Quentin Wilber
City on Fire
Garth Risk Hallberg
Let’s go back to summer in the city—New York City, 1977. Garth Risk Hallberg’s “It” novel of the year has garnered much publicity, praise and scrutiny for its ambition (911 pages), brilliant prose and a record-breaking advance for a debut writer. Hear Garth talk about how the book-of-the-year came into being.
A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad
Del Quentin Wilber
With 12 homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer, February 2013 was a good month for murder in suburban Washington, D.C. Del Quentin Wilber will recount his story shadowing the talented, often quirky detectives who get the call when a body falls.
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