Local author Randy O’Brien will discuss “the thin line between guilt and innocence” at the 2009 Southern Festival of Books on Sunday, Oct. 11.
The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is a free and open, three-day literary festival celebrated each year in Nashville.
Click here to see a full schedule of the festival's events.
O’Brien is making his first appearance in the festival to discuss his book “Judge Fogg,” a novel that follows the fictional rise and fall of the first black judge in Nashville.
“This is a story of a very ambitious young man who decides early in life to take on crime and clean up Nashville’s underworld,” O’Brien explained in a previous interview.
The WMOT-FM Director of News and Public Affairs has written articles, books and screenplays for years, but this is his first published novel.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Othello”, O’Brien wanted to explore the theme of myth versus reality.
“I like the idea of finding a character who is on the outside of society and would find entrée into society,” he said.
O’Brien will discuss “Judge Fogg” from 3-4 p.m. in room 29 of the Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville along with fellow mystery writers Scott Pratt and Peggy Ehrhart.
Michelle Willard can be contacted at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.
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