Bestselling author, Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks will read from his latest book Bearers of the Black Staff at the Manzanita Writers’ Series at 7 pm on Saturday, October 16, at the Hoffman Center in Manzanita.
Bearers of the Black Staff, released August 24, 2010, quickly reached #5 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Bearers of the Black Staff is the first of two in a new set subtitled Legends of Shannara.
Brooks has written 25 New York Times bestselling novels in the past 30 years. His groundbreaking The Sword of Shannara became a runaway best-seller in 1977. It was the first fantasy novel to be listed on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller list, where it remained for over five months.
Brooks received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College, where he majored in English Literature, and went on to earn his graduate degree from the School of Law at Washington & Lee University.
The Sword of Shannara took him seven years to finish as he wrote it in time squeezed out of his law practice. After publishing his first three Shannara novels, even though he was hesitant, Terry quit his practice of law to pursue a full-time writing career.
Following the author reading and Q&A, the popular Open Mic session will provide opportunities for the audience to hear nine local writers read from their original work. Interested writers sign up at the door to read; first come, first to read.
Writers interested in reading should check out the Open Mic guidelines at hoffmanblog.org <http://hoffmanblog.org> and come prepared to read your original piece of work in five minutes or less.
The series is a program of the Hoffman Center and will be held at the Hoffman Center (across from Manzanita Library at 594 Laneda Avenue.) The building will be set up in a café style with coffee/tea and snacks available. Admission fee is $5.