Winter Words Author Series: Dennis Lehane
Internationally Best-selling Author of “Mystic River,” “Gone, Baby, Gone” and “Shutter Island”
Since his first novel, “A Drink Before the War,” won the Shamus Award, Lehane has published 12 more novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and become international best-sellers: “Darkness, Take My Hand,” “Sacred,” “Gone, Baby, Gone,” “Prayers for Rain,” “Mystic River,” “Shutter Island,” “The Given Day,” “Moonlight Mile,” “Live by Night” and “World Gone By.” His most recent work is a stand-alone novel, “Since We Fell.” Four of his novels – “Live by Night,” “Mystic River,” “Gone, Baby, Gone” and “Shutter Island” – have been adapted into films. A fifth, “The Drop,” was adapted by Lehane himself into a film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini in his final role. Lehane was a staff writer on the acclaimed HBO series “The Wire,” and worked as a writer-producer on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Netflix’s “Bloodline,” DirecTV’s “Mr. Mercedes” and HBO’s upcoming series “The Outsider.”
All events take place at Paepcke Auditorium on the Aspen Institute campus from 6-7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and Explore Booksellers will have books for sale.
Individual tickets – $25
Series Pass for Members – $75 | until Jan. 6
Series Pass for Non-Members – $95 | until Jan. 6
Tickets + passes also available at the Wheeler Box Office (970-920-5770)