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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Book discussions are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bordentown Library, East Union Street, in Bordentown City. In August the book is “Last Night at the Lobster” by Stewart O’Nan: “A poignant portrayal of lives that often go unnoticed. It’s four days before Christmas, and the last day of business for a Red Lobster restaurant not making its numbers near a fledgling mall in a no-name New England town. Manny, the manager, is stalwart in a job that is often thankless, now facing a snowstorm that shuts down the town.”

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