Join us for an evening with author Simon Van Booy as he discusses his latest novel, Night Came with Many Stars with Ericka McIntyre.

In rural Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol’s daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booy’s spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light.

Simon Van Booy is the author of four highly acclaimed collections of short stories, four novels including, The Illusion of Separateness, a national bestseller, and several books for children. He is the editor of three philosophy books, and has written for the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Times, National Public Radio, and the BBC. His books have been translated into many languages.

Raised in rural Wales and the countryside around Oxford, Van Booy was a promising rugby player who moved to Kentucky at 18, after being offered a scholarship to play American Football at Campbellsville University. He lived in Kentucky for several years and has maintained strong links with people in the state for almost three decades.

Carroll County, Kentucky native Ericka McIntyre is an avid reader, as well as a writer and full-time freelance editor. She is also currently Editor-at-Large of Writer’s Digest, a 101-year-old brand serving the writing community. In her work, she focuses on editing and book coaching for authors of fiction and nonfiction, across multiple genres.

A Cincinnatian since 1998, she is a longtime member and volunteer at the Mercantile Library, local cat rescue, Purrfect Friends, and with one of our nation’s oldest public television stations, Cincinnati’s own WCET. Learn more about her at www.erickamcintyre.com