Metathriller Author Talk

Chris Bohjalian‘s The Double Bind opens a hazy threshold between fiction and reality, incorporating locations and the descendants of characters from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby into a characteristic work of clockwork suspense. Best-selling Oprah laureate Bohjalian tells the story of Laurel Estabrook, a college student who grew up in West Egg, the fashionable district across the bay from East Egg, the fictional town where Nick Carraway met Jay Gatsby. The novel intrigues; the ending surprises. Bohjalian will be on hand to discuss the novel tonight at 7 at the Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza Branch (4801 Main, 816-701-3407). A 6:30 reception precedes the talk. The event is free, but reservations are recommended.

Wed., Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., 2008