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January 31, 2005
Trio of Mystery Writers
to Speak at William Paterson University’s Distinguished Lecturer
Series
Harlan Coben, Brad Meltzer, and Sara Paretsky,
three award-winning mystery novelists, are scheduled to speak about
their genre on February 18 as part of William Paterson University’s
Distinguished Lecturer Series.
Tickets are available at the Shea Center Box
Office on February 14. For ticket availability, and to purchase
single tickets, please call the box office at 973-720-2371 between
10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; prices are $32 standard; $30 for senior citizens,
William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; $10 for William Paterson
students; and $14 for students from other schools. All lectures
begin at 8 p.m. in Shea Center on campus; parking is free.
“An Evening of Murder, Mayhem, and Great Literature”
features Coben, Meltzer and Paretsky discussing their creative processes
and revealing the secrets of their craft.
Coben, the winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award given by the Mystery
Writers of America, the Shamus Award of the Private Eye Writers
of America and the Anthony Award presented at the World Mystery
Conference, is the first author to win all three. His most recent
book, No Second Chance, is the first book to be selected as an International
Book of the Month Club pick, the main selection for book clubs in
13 countries, and is an international best-seller. Coben is the
first writer in more than a decade to be invited to write fiction
for the New York Times Op-Ed page. Before he became a writer, he
worked in the travel industry.
Meltzer, the author of the best-selling books The Tenth Justice,
Dead Even, and The First Counsel, started his career with a degree
from Columbia Law School. In fact, his first book, The Tenth Justice
grew out of his time at law school. With the publication of that
book, his writing career took off with his second book, Dead Even
following just a year later. The First Counsel, about a White House
lawyer dating the president’s daughter, was published last
year. His most recent book, The Millionaires, is about two brothers
who steal money and go on the run. He’s been featured on the
Today Show, and in major publications including Time, USA Today,
Vanity Fair, and Entertainment Weekly.
A fictional heroine created by Paretsky, the private detective V.
I. Warshawski, created a stir in the genre of mystery writing because
she was a strong female investigator who used not only her wits
to solve crimes but her fists as well, smashing a stereotype in
which women were traditionally depicted as either vamps or victims.
Paretsky is also known for her deep sense of social justice. She
is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Op-Ed page, and
has spoken at the Library of Congress. She has set up several scholarships
and a foundation to assist women and girls in the arts, letters
and sciences. In addition to writing novels, she has been a visiting
scholar at Oxford University and a visiting professor at Northwestern
University. Her most recent book Blacklist, is the eleventh installment
of the V. I. Warshawski series.
William Paterson’s Distinguished Lecturer Series is presented
by the William Paterson University Foundation, the Student Government
Association and the Student Activities Programming Board. Distinguished
Partners include: Automatic Data Processing Inc.; Mercedes-Benz
USA LLC; and The Record/Herald News. Benefactors include: BAE Systems-CNI;
Castrol Consumer North America; CIT; Interchange Bank; Nicholas
Martini Foundation; Pfizer; PSE&G; Roche; and the William Paterson
University Alumni Association. Patrons include: Aventis Pharmaceuticals;
Becton Dickinson and Co.; ITT Avionics; and Strykler Orthopedics.
Sponsors include: AAA-NJ Automobile Club; Bograds; Bristol-Myers
Squibb; CNA; Commerce Bank; Commerce and Industry Association; Melvin
and Carole Cohen; Conocophillips Bayway Refinery; Barbara and Robert
Evans; Gerber & Samson, Attorneys; Hunziker, Jones, Caserta,
Romer & Champion, P.A.; Bruce Leeb & Company; McBride Enterprises,
Inc.; Edward and Paulette Meier; North Fork Bank; The Opper Group;
Passaic County Educational Council; Leon and Paula Rosenblum; Daryl
and Stephen Roth; State Farm Insurance Companies; Toshiba America
Consumer Products, Inc.; United Water New Jersey; United Yarn Products
Company, Inc.; Valley National Bank; Verizon; Wakefern; Washington
Mutual; Willowbrook Management; and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
Note to reporters and editors: Downloadable photographs are available
at: http://ww2.wpunj.edu/publicityphotos/DistinguishedLecturers04/ |
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