Bestselling Author Deborah Royce to speak at Newnan Carnegie
From Special Reports
The Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation and Newnan Carnegie Library have announced that bestselling Author Deborah Royce will be appearing at the Carnegie on Tuesday, February 13th at 11 a.m. as a part of the Edgar B. Hollis Distinguished Author Series.
“We are going to have a terrific time with Deborah Royce,” says Newnan Carnegie Library Director, Susan Crutchfield. “She will be discussing her new book, Reef Road, which is an exciting mystery thriller based on a true story. Ms. Royce is also known as Silver Kane from All My Children and she definitely has some good stories to share.”
Reef Road is about a missing husband, unsolved murder, and the puzzles of identity during the 2020 pandemic.
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for meet & greet, book signing, coffee and King Cake! Registration is required for this free program on Eventbrite by clicking HERE.
Deborah Goodrich Royce’s thrillers examine puzzles of identity. Reef Road hit Publishers Weekly’s Bestseller list, Good Morning America’s Top 15 list, and was an Indie Next pick by the American Bookseller’s Association for January 2023. Ruby Falls won the Zibby Award for Best Plot Twist in 2021 and Finding Mrs. Ford was hailed by Forbes, Book Riot, and Good Morning America’s “best of” lists in 2019.
She began as an actress on All My Children and in multiple films, before transitioning to the role of story editor at Miramax Films, developing Emma and early versions of Chicago and A Wrinkle in Time.
With her husband, Chuck, Deborah restored the 1939 Avon Theatre in Stamford, CT. Under her leadership, the Avon hosts an ongoing series of film luminaries, most recently, Mira Nair, Richard Gere and Chloe Sevigny. Together, Deborah and Chuck have restored the Ocean House Hotel, Deer Mountain Inn, United Theatre, Savoy Bookstore, and numerous Main Street revitalization projects in Rhode Island and the Catskills. The Ocean House Author Series—a salon style conversation that Deborah created in partnership with The Savoy Bookshop & Café—brings world-class authors to readers in the stunning seaside location of Watch Hill, RI. This year, Deborah will talk there with two dozen writers ranging from Chris Bohjalian to Katie Couric. Past authors have included Zibby Owens, Emma Straub, Annabel Monaghan, Zain Asher, and many more.
She serves on the governing and/or advisory boards of the American Film Institute, Avon Theatre, Greenwich International Film Festival, New York Botanical Garden, Greenwich Historical Society, the Preservation Society of Newport, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, and the PRASAD Project.
Deborah holds a bachelor’s degree in modern foreign languages and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Lake Erie College.
The Newnan Carnegie Library is located at 1 LaGrange Street in downtown Newnan. For more information, call 770-683-1347 or visit newnancarnegie.com.
