Library Welcomes Chris Bohjalian For Book Talk

Chris Bohjalian, author of the number one best seller and Oprah selection Midwives, will speak and sign his new book The Night Strangers on Tuesday, October 18, at 7:00 pm. is partnering with . The book talk will be held in Oechsle Hall on the Lafayette campus. The arrangement insures ample parking and seating.

The Night Strangers is scheduled for release October 4, 2011. Early reviews describe it as part classic New England ghost story, part domestic drama, and part psychological thriller. It's inspired by a door in Mr. Bohjalian’s basement and Sully Sullenberger’s successful ditching of an Airbus in the Hudson.  Barnes and Noble, another Library partner, will have copies of the book available for purchase ($25) at the program.

Mr. Bohjalian is the author of fourteen books including the best-sellers Skeletons at the Feast, Secrets of Eden, Before You Know Kindness, and The Law of Similars.

Free tickets are available now for Friends of the Library and EAPL cardholders at the Reference Desk.  You must come into the Library with your card to obtain your tickets. There is a two ticket limit per person.  Seats are not reserved; however, you must have a ticket to attend. Tickets will be available to the general public starting Tuesday, September 20.

Mr. Bohjalian’s appearance is funded by the Friends of the EAPL.