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An Evening for Mystery Lovers at The Book Stall
The Book Stall in Winnetka is pleased to host a conversation between mystery authors Julia Keller and Elsa Hart!
On Thursday, August 25th at 6:30 PM, The Book Stall (811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL) is pleased to host a conversation between mystery authors Julia Keller (Sorrow Road) and Elsa Hart (Jade Dragon Mountain) The authors will discuss their own work as well as the business (and art) of writing mysteries. This event is free and open to the public. We ask that you purchase your books from The Book Stall in order to enter to the book-signing queue.
Elsa Hart’s new novel is Jade Dragon Mountain. Author Donna Leon says, “This debut historical mystery deftly combines ingenious plotting and suspense with a subtle understanding of China, its culture, and its people. The protagonist, Li Du, a librarian and intellectual, is well worth keeping an eye on.” Elsa Hart has lived in Russia, the Czech Republic, the U.S.A., and China. She earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. She wrote Jade Dragon Mountain in Lijiang, the city that has grown up around her chosen setting, the old town of Dayan. Discover more about her at www.elsahart.com.
Julia Keller worked as a journalist for many years, including stints in Kentucky, Ohio, and in Illinois with the Chicago Tribune, where she won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2005. She is the author of a nonfiction book, a young adult novel, and five books (so far) in her acclaimed Bell Elkins mystery series, featuring local prosecutor Bell, in the beauty and poverty of small town West Virginia. Her latest, Sorrow Road, weaves two stories together, one from World War Two, the other in the present day. Learn more about Ms.Keller at www.juliakeller.net.
