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January 8, 2009 April Henry at Driftwood
The 2009 Oregon Legacy series at Driftwood Public Library will continue on Sunday, January 18th at 3:00 p.m. with a presentation by local novelist April Henry. From AprilHenryMysteries.com: "Noted author Roald Dahl helped April Henry take her first step as a writer. When April was eleven, she sent the famous children's author a short story about a frog who loved peanut butter. The day he received it, Dahl had lunch with the editor of an international children's magazine and read her the story. She contacted April and asked to publish it. "April's first book, Circles of Confusion, was short-listed for the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award, and was nominated for the Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Award. It was also chosen for the Booksense 76 list, and the Oregonian Book Club, and was a Mystery Guild Editor's Choice. It has been translated into Japanese and French. Other books in the Claire Montrose series are Square in the Face, Heart-Shaped Box, and Buried Diamonds. "The stand-alone thriller Learning to Fly was April's fourth book. It was a Booksense pick, got starred reviews in Library Journal and Booklist, was named one of Library Journal's Best of 2002, and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. It was translated into Dutch, Japanese, and French. "Shock Point, April’s first young-adult thriller, was published by Putnam in 2006. It was an ALA Quick Pick, a Top 10 Books for Teens nominee, a New York Library’s Books for the Teen Age book, named to the Texas Tayshas list, and a finalist for Philadelphia’s Young Readers Choice Award. Her next young-adult book, Torched, a thriller about a girl who goes undercover in an environmental extremist group, will be published in March 2009. "April lives in Portland, Ore., with her husband and daughter and writes full time. Previous jobs include working in public relations, and as a German translator, cook, housekeeper, hospital admitting clerk, life drawing model, and a brief stint as the girl who jumps out of a cake." All Oregon Legacy presentations are free and are sponsored by The Friends of Driftwood Public Library and The Inn at Spanish Head. Each presentation begins at 3pm in the Distad Reading Room of the Driftwood Public Library. The library is located on the second floor of the Lincoln Square Civic Center at 801 SW Hwy 101 in Lincoln City. For further information about the Oregon Legacy Series, contact Sue Jenkins at 996-1251 or suej@lincolncity.org.
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