On Wednesday, October 27th, at 6:30 p.m. central time, the LaSalle Public Library will be partnering with Palos Heights Public Library and other Illinois libraries, to virtually host author, Chris Bohjalian. Chris Bohjalian is a New York Times bestselling author of 22 books. His work has been translated into 35 languages and has been adapted into three movies and a TV series. In the virtual presentation, Chris will be discussing his newest release, “Hour of the Witch,” a historical fiction novel set in Boston in 1662.

The program is free and open to all. It will be presented via Zoom. Registration is necessary to attend – please register using the following link – https://bit.ly/3lTCPHR. For more information, please contact the LaSalle Public Library at 815-223-2341, or email Rachael Blomquist at rblomquist@lasalle.lib.il.us.

About the Book: Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four-years-old. Her skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas, prone to drunken rage, drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary's hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life. A twisting, tightly plotted thriller from one of our greatest storytellers, Hour of the Witch is a timely and terrifying novel of socially sanctioned brutality and the original American witch hunt.