National best-selling mystery author Sandra Brown to appear at Youngstown library event
The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County announced Sandra Brown as the featured author at the 2024 Literary Committee reception on Sept. 19.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 with a reception at the main branch of the Public Library at 305 Wick Ave. in Youngstown.
It is an opportunity for people in our community to come and experience an evening of literary inspiration, insightful discussions with the author, and an opportunity to meet and interact with her.
Tickets are $150 which includes the reception, a seated dinner, a presentation and Q&A with the author, as well as a signed book. A limited number of tickets are available.
Tickets can be purchased on the PLYMC website or by contacting Deb Liptak at dliptak@libraryvisit.org or 330-740-6086. All proceeds will go to this year’s author presentation and the Library Foundation, Carol A Bacon Fund for Adult Author Events.
“We love our authors and each year we get the opportunity to celebrate the power of books and foster a love for reading in our community,” said Aimee Fifarek, Director and CEO of PLYMC. “The library is dedicated to literacy, education, and cultural enrichment.”
“The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is honored to have Sandra Brown be our 2024 Literary Society Author,” said Deb Liptak, PLYMC Development Director. “National Best-Selling Authors create enthusiasm for the love of adult reading and give our patrons an opportunity to support their Library. What better way to support your Library that you love than by attending a literacy fundraiser with a big author.”
There will be an opportunity for members of the media to speak with Sandra Brown at 4PM at Main Library on the day of the event.
What does Sandra Brown write?
Sandra Brown is the author of over 70 New York Times bestsellers, including Overkill, Blind Tiger, Thick As Thieves, Outfox, Tailspin, Seeing Red, Sting andMean Streak.
Writing professionally since 1981, Brown has published over eighty novels and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. Her episode on truTV’s “Murder by the Book” premiered the series in 2008.
She appeared in 2010 on Investigation Discovery’s series, “Hardcover Mysteries.”
Television movies have been made of her novelsFrench Silk, Smoke Screen, Ricochet, and White Hot. Brown holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America, and in 2008 she was named Thriller Master, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association.
Other honors include the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She has gone on two USO tours, to Afghanistan and Cuba.
She lives in Texas.
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