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LEWISTON — Maine author Elizabeth Hand will speak about her forthcoming book, “Curious Toys,” at the Lewiston Public Library.
The talk will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in Callahan Hall. The talk is free and open to the public, and will conclude with a book sale and signing.
Hand is the bestselling author of 13 genre-spanning novels and four collections of short fiction. Her work has received the World Fantasy Award (four times), Nebula Award (twice), Shirley Jackson Award (three times), International Horror Guild Award (three times), the Mythopoeic Award, and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, among others, and several of her books have been New York Times and Washington Post Notable Books.
Hand will speak about the inspiration for “Curious Toys,” which is based on the real-life outsider artist Henry Darger, and the unsolved murder of five-year-old Elsie Paroubek in 1915 Chicago. The novel will be published next year.
For more information, contact the LPL Adult & Teen Services desk at 207-513-3135 or LPLReference@Gmail.com
