Brad Smith in conversation with Lorraine Sommerfeld
Acclaimed writer Brad Smith discusses his latest novel, Billy Crawford’s Double Play, with Hamilton Spectator columnist and thriller writer Lorraine Sommerfeld. Smith's newest book, set against the backdrop of small-town baseball and scandal-ridden politics, is wisecracking and fast-paced, looking for hope and integrity in places where we least expect them.
In a discussion that's sure to be a home run, Smith talks about how the book came to life and the inspiration for the characters behind this satirical baseball and politics double play story.
A Different Drummer Books will be on site with books for sale and signing after the talk.
Presented in partnership with Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
Brad Smith is a novelist and screenwriter whose 2019 novel, The Return of Kid Cooper, won the Spur Award for Best Western Traditional Novel from the Western Writers of America. His novels One-Eyed Jacks and Copperhead Road were shortlisted for the Dashiell Hammett Prize, and he adapted his book All Hat to feature film, starring Keith Carradine and Luke Kirby. Billy Crawford’s Double Play is his fifteenth novel.
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Lorraine Sommerfeld is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, and writer of the delightful and often poignant Motherlode column in The Hamilton Spectator. Her novel, A Face in the Window, was published in 2023.
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