Plains library hosts author

New York Times best-selling author Matthew Pearl will give a presentation at the Plains Library on Wednesday, November 10 at 6 pm.   Mr. Pearl will be speaking about his novel, The Poe Shadow, as well as his research into the life of great American author Edgar Allan Poe.  The presentation will be followed by an author signing.  Books will be available for purchase at the event.  Mr. Pearl will also be presenting at the Little Theater in Libby on Tuesday, November 9 at 7 pm.  These events are a part of the Lincoln County Public Libraries’ 2010 Big Read of Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe.  The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Support for The Big Read is provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Matthew Pearl’s other novels include The Dante Club and his newest work, The Last Dickens. His books have been New York Times bestsellers and international bestsellers translated into more than 30 languages. His nonfiction writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and Slate.com. He has been heard on shows including NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “Weekend Edition Sunday,” and his books have been featured on Good Morning America and CBS Sunday Morning.

Matthew Pearl grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School. He has also taught literature and creative writing at Harvard University and Emerson College, and has been a Visiting Lecturer in law and literature at Harvard Law School. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Big Read events will be happening in Lincoln and Sanders counties throughout the month of November.  For more information on Lincoln County’s Big Read, or for a complete list of events, please visit the Big Read website, www.neabigread.org, or the Lincoln County Public Libraries’ website, www.lincolncountylibraries.com.