[Yale-readings] September 24: Stephen Carter at Yale Bookstore

[Kuhl, Nancy]

Contact: Richard G. Carlson, Events Coordinator, The Yale Bookstore
              (203) 777-8440 ext 165


Stephen L. Carter Discusses Watergate-era Thriller

At The Yale Bookstore on September 24



What: Stephen L. Carter reading from and signing copies of his novel, Palace Council

 When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 6:00 pm
 Where: The Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway, New Haven, CT

About the Book: USA Today called Stephen L. Carter’s last novel "the perfect summer read . . . Carter slips in so many original, thought-provoking observations that the reader is sad the killer has been caught." Now Carter, the best-selling author of New England White, is back with Palace Council, a gripping political thriller set in the era of Watergate and Vietnam. Philmont Castle is a man who has it all: wealth, respect, and connections. He’s the last person you’d expect to fall prey to a murderer, but when his body is found on the grounds of a Harlem mansion, the young writer Eddie Wesley, along with the woman he loves, Aurelia Treene, are pulled into a twenty-year search for the truth. The disappearance of Eddie’s sister June makes their investigation even more troubling. As Eddie and Aurelia uncover layer upon layer of intrigue, their odyssey takes them from the wealthy drawing rooms of New York through the shady corners of radical politics all the way to the Oval Office and President Nixon himself. Suspenseful, provocative, and witty, Palace Council turns our assumptions inside out and reminds us how the struggles of that era set the stage for America today.

About the Author: Stephen L. Carter has helped shape the national debate on issues ranging from the role of religion in American political culture to the impact of integrity and civility on our daily lives. The New York Times has called him one of the nation's leading public intellectuals. Born in Washington, D.C., Carter graduated from Stanford University, studied law at Yale University and went on to serve as a law clerk, first on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and later for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. In 1982 he joined the faculty at Yale, where he is now William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law. His critically acclaimed nonfiction books on subjects including affirmative action, the judicial confirmation process, and the place of religion in our legal and political cultures have earned Carter fans among luminaries as diverse as William F. Buckley, Anna Quindlen, and former President Bill Clinton. His earlier works of fiction are The Emperor of Ocean Park and New England White. Carter and his family live near New Haven, Connecticut

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