Dennis Lehane

The 2018 West Virginia Book Festival will feature authors such as Debbie Macomber, David Grann, Dennis Lehane, John Scalzi, Kwame Alexander, Jill Lepore and more. In addition to author presentation and signings, there will be workshops and the annual Kanawha County Public Library used book sale.

The festival will occur from Thursday, October 25th through Saturday, October 27th. All events on Friday and Saturday will occur at the Charleston Civic Center, Charleston West Virginia.

Thursday's event with author Jill Lepore is the annual McCreight Lecture in the Humanities. This event will take place at Riggleman Hall at the University of Charleston and is sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council. (BookDivasReads)… (more)

Dennis Lehane grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston and currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Boston. He’s published ten novels, three of which (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, and Shutter Island) have been made into award-winning films. Dennis will be signing and discussing his latest title that continues the historical saga that started with The Given Day followed by Live By Night. In his latest, World Gone By, it’s been ten years since former crime boss Joe Coughlin’s wife was killed and his empire destroyed. Now he travels between Florida and Cuba as consigliore to the Bartolo crime family, moving effortlessly between Tampa’s elite, the mob, and the Cuban underworld. It’s only a matter of time before the sins of his past catch up to him. Please note that this is a numbered event. Numbers for the signing line are free with the purchase of World Gone By from Mysterious Galaxy, which will be available March 10.

This is a numbered event – numbers for the signing line are free with the purchase of World Gone By from Mysterious Galaxy, available March 10th, starting at 10 AM!

If you are planning to attend the event, please do not place your order through the web site as all such orders are processed after the event. Instead, please come by or call the store and purchase the book on or after the on-sale date.

Location: Street: 5943 Balboa Avenue Additional: Ste 100 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Join Dennis Lehane, Nancy Pearl, and 30 Northwest authors for an evening of books, conversation, food, and wine on Saturday, March 23, at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Benefit book sale, author signings, sit-down dinner, and remarks by by Dennis Lehane. Tickets are $200, a portion of which is tax-deductible, and proceeds benefit the King County Library System Foundation.


Nancy Pearl emcees Literary Lions Gala March 23.
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Dennis Lehane discusses Live by Night.

Live by Night begins in 1926, a time when the black market’s maze of underground distilleries and speakeasies is home to gangsters and corrupt cops. A tale of swindling and strong-arming in Boston, Florida, and Cuba that pits one gangster against another in a fight for respect, superiority, and firm control of the Atlantic Coast’s rum business. Live by Night gives readers the page-turning opportunity to experience Dennis Lehane’s masterful suspense and his new historical landscape. (Sydney2462)… (more)

Dennis Lehane signs Live by Night.

** This is a rescheduled event: Due to dangerous conditions wrought by Hurricane Sandy, we were forced to postpone this event. Ticketholders for the (postponed) October 27th event will be honored for the new date. Thank you. ** Writers in the Spotlight Series. Dennis Lehane's novels include the New York Times bestsellers The Given Day; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and Prayers for Rain. Combining edgy suspense and the vivid period detail that made The Given Day a smashing success, award-winning, bestselling author Dennis Lehane delivers a masterful epic of Prohibition-era America told through the story of a charismatic young gangster on his rise through the glitz and the violence of the Roaring 20s in his latest work, Live by Night. This is a ticketed event (tickets go on sale on Monday, June 25th, at 11 a.m.). Tickets may be purchased through the Capitol Center for the Arts. Tickets will be $28.50, which includes a copy of Live by Night (available for pick up at Gibson's Bookstore beginning on October 2) Each ticket buyer may also purchase, in addition to but not in place of their $28.50 ticket, up to six tickets at $6 each (which do not come with books) for their family or group members. (GibsonsB)… (more)

Dennis Lehane is the author of nine novels—including the New York Times bestsellers Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and The Given Day—as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. He and his wife, Angie, divide their time between Boston and the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Mr. Lehane worked as a counselor with mentally handicapped children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. His one regret is that no one ever gave him a chance to tend bar.

Location: Street: Downtown United Presbyterian Church Additional: 121 N. Fitzhugh St City: Rochester, Province: New York Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Dennis Lehane reads from Live by Night.

Writers in the Spotlight Series. Dennis Lehane's novels include the New York Times bestsellers The Given Day; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and Prayers for Rain. Combining edgy suspense and the vivid period detail that made The Given Day a smashing success, award-winning, bestselling author Dennis Lehane delivers a masterful epic of Prohibition-era America told through the story of a charismatic young gangster on his rise through the glitz and the violence of the Roaring 20s in his latest work, Live by Night. This is a ticketed event (tickets go on sale on Monday, June 25th, at 11 a.m.). Tickets may be purchased through the Capitol Center for the Arts. Tickets will be $28.50, which includes a copy of Live by Night (available for pick up at Gibson's Bookstore beginning on October 2) Each ticket buyer may also purchase, in addition to but not in place of their $28.50 ticket, up to six tickets at $6 each (which do not come with books) for their family or group members. (GibsonsB)… (more)