Jon Clinch, whose debut novel, “Finn,” owes a literary debt to Mark Twain, has joined the effort to keep Twain’s house in Hartford open to the public. On Sept. 23, Clinch and 10 other writers, including Phillip Lopate and Stewart O’Nan, will give a reading to benefit the Mark Twain House and Museum.

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Last Night at the Lobster, Finalist for the 2008 Connecticut Book Award

September 21, 2008
Connecticut Center for the Book at the Hartford Public Library

Stewart will be at the following book trade shows in September and October:

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Holiday Inn Portland Airport Hotel, Portland, OR
Tuesday, 9/16: Feast of Authors (7-9 p.m.)

New England Independent Booksellers Association
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
Friday, 9/19: author reception (6-8 p.m.)

Midwest Booksellers Association
RiverCentre, St. Paul, MN
Friday, 9/26: luncheon (noon-1:45 p.m.)

Great Lakes Booksellers Association
Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
Saturday, 10/4: Booksellers Banquet (7 p.m.)

Author Stewart O’Nan to Deliver Convocation Lecture at Clarkson University

Author Stewart O’Nan will deliver the Van Sickle Endowed Lecture at Clarkson University’s convocation Monday, August 25, at 7 p.m. in Cheel Arena. The event is open to the public, free of charge.

During the summer, Clarkson freshmen read Last Night At The Lobster, a novel by O’Nan, a Connecticut author who has written a number of books, one of which, Snow Angels, was made into a film. O’Nan, once a test engineer with Grumman Aerospace, has written fiction and non-fiction, including a book on the Boston Red Sox, co-authored with Stephen King.

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