Co-sponsor:
David Baldacci
“From Thriller to Tradition: Balancing Between Deadly Suspense and Wistful Southern Fiction”
David Baldacci’s novels, populated with Secret Service agents, CIA sharpshooters, and less-than-ethical presidents, excite the imagination of readers everywhere. Inspiration for his best-selling political and legal thrillers has come from first-hand experience—drawn from the years he spent in Washington, D.C., as a trial and corporate attorney.
The author of 17 novels, he is a full-time writer whose best-selling novels include Absolute Power, Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, and Saving Faith. His works have been featured in numerous worldwide magazines, newspapers, journals, and publications. They have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold in more than 80 countries. All of his books have been national and international bestsellers, and more than 50 million copies are in print worldwide. Baldacci has also authored seven original screenplays.
Castle Rock entertainment made Absolute Power (Warner Books/Grand Central Publishing, 1996) into a major motion picture starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. The novel Absolute Power won Britain’s W. H. Smith’s Thumping Good Read award for fiction in 1997 and was nominated for a literary award in Italy. Absolute Power was selected for People magazine’s “Page Turner of the Week.” Absolute Power won the 1996 Gold Medal Award for Best Mystery/Thriller from the Southern Writers Guild.
Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive! (Little, Brown & Company, 2005) and Freddy and the French Fries: The Adventures of Silas Finklebean (Little, Brown & Company, 2006) are titles in Baldacci’s series for young readers.
This lecture, co-sponsored by the United Way of Allen County, will help promote the local agency’s effort of education attainment, literacy skills, and reading amongst younger students.