Ernest Hebert, nationally known author from New Hampshire, will be the featured speaker for the Friends of KPL's annual meeting. His most recent novel, The Old American, is attracting very favorable reviews and is currently in its third printing. Mr. Hebert will be signing copies of his books for those who wish it after the meeting. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends. A most enjoyable and stimulating evening is in store for us.
Admission is free and open to the public.
I do write every day. I like to say that writing is my trade and my salvation, but there are times when I think the right word is not salvation but damnation, especially when I feel driven to write. My job as a college professor has been very good for me as a person and for my family, because it's allowed me to make a living, but I think, too, the work of teaching has hindered my art. I've written five novels about rural New England, with the emphasis on the working class people and on poor folk. When I was a newspaper reporter, I kept bumping up against such people, which enriched my fiction.