Elk River Arts & Lectures presents an evening with National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann, author of Twist and Let the Great World Spin. The event takes place on Friday, Jan. 23 at the Livingston Elks Lodge, 130 S. 2nd St. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the event starts at 7.
McCann is the author of eight novels, three collections of stories and two works of nonfiction. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he is the recipient of many international honors, including the U.S. National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. In 2017, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts. His work has been published in over 40 languages. He is the President and co-founder of the non-profit global story exchange organization, Narrative 4.
His 2009 novel, Let the Great World Spin, sold a million copies in the United States alone, and was voted on the New York Times Readers List, “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” Apeirogon, published in 2020, became an immediate New York Times best-seller and won several major international awards. His first major nonfiction book, American Mother, was published in February 2024, and was a bestseller in Ireland, Italy and France. McCann’s newest novel, Twist, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and The Bookseller.
Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, writes of Twist, “McCann gives us a powerfully realist novel of men at sea, literally, emotionally, and metaphorically. … The spirit of Joseph Conrad hovers over the text, but here the heart of darkness lies at the bottom of the ocean.”
This event is part of the Elk River Arts & Lectures (ERAL) longstanding Lecture Series, made possible by the AMB West Community Fund and community donations. ERAL, a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating and celebrating the literary arts in Park County, invites writers from all over the country to share their work with the community. For more information, call (406) 529-1682 or visit elkriverarts.org.
