Multi-award-winning author to appear in Mission Viejo April 18

New York Times bestselling writer Paolo Bacigalupi will make a special appearance in Mission Viejo on Monday, April 18 to discuss his latest book "The Water Knife."

Paolo is the winner of the prestigious Hugo, Nebula and Michael L. Printz awards and is a National Book Award finalist.

He will appear in the city's popular Writers Present program at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber at 200 Civic Center.

Paolo is known for his incredible work including "The Windup Girl." Set in a post-global-warming-apocalypse Bangkok, this novel about biotech intrigue won science fiction’s biggest awards and cemented his reputation as the ultimate political, sophisticated genre writer.

"The Water Knife’s" environmentally charged theme centers on a vicious fight over water rights in a near-future, desiccated American Southwest. It’s just as apocalyptic as his first book, more political and – according to Tom Shippey of The Wall Street Journal – is "the most thought-provoking of the recent apocalypses."

The novel will be sold by Mysterious Galaxy during Paolo's appearance, and folks who purchase "The Water Knife" will receive priority book signing. Buying books during Writers Present helps to keep these author events free.

To make a reservation, call 949-830-7100 ext. 5105.