Calling all aspiring writers! Adults and students alike are invited to join us as we welcome local authors to the museum. Hear them read from their works, discuss their creative process and share their writing inspiration.

Called a hard-boiled poet by NPR’s Maureen Corrigan and the “noir poet laureate” in the Huffington Post, Reed Farrel Coleman is the New York Times Bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including his Gus Murphy series set in Suffolk County and several novels in Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series. He has been contracted by film director Michael Mann to write the prequel novel to his magnum opus movie Heat. Reed is a four-time recipient of the Shamus Award for Best PI Novel of the Year and a four-time Edgar Award nominee. He has also won the Audie, Barry, Macavity, and Anthony Awards.

Space is limited. Reservations requested. Fee: $10; $8 seniors. Members free. Sponsored by the Friends of Rock Hall. Check is to be payable to the Friends of Rock Hall.