Smithtown Book Club Hosts Local Author
October 27, 2008
Jeb Ladouceur Speaks at the Mills Pond House in St. James
(Long Island, N.Y.) Local novelist Jeb Ladouceur was the featured speaker for the Smithtown Book Club’s October meeting last week. The club met at the historic Mills Pond House in St. James on Tuesday night, Oct. 21st.
In addition to his prepared remarks, the Smithtown author read excerpts from his books ‘Frisco’ and ‘The Palindrome Plot.’ A question and answer session followed and complimentary refreshments were served to more than 50 attendees. The private Smithtown Book Club opened the meeting to the public under the auspices of the Smithtown Township Arts Council, according to program chair, Lisa Scott. Admission was free.
The esteemed organization, founded in 1937, arranged the special Mills Pond House accommodations in anticipation of a strong turnout similar to those the local writer has generated at the Huntington Book Revue and Borders in Lake Grove. As expected, a standing-room-only crowd was on hand.
Mr. Ladouceur answered and discussed the five questions he is asked most frequently when touring bookstores, colleges, and libraries, including: “Where do you get the ideas for your novels?” The author’s publicist, Debbie Lange Fifer, said that he personalized approximately 40 copies of his celebrated thrillers for club members and their guests.
Ladouceur’s appearance followed a widely anticipated engagement at the Suffolk County Ethical Culture Society. On Saturday, subsequent to the Smithtown Book Club event, his ongoing tour took him to upstate Warwick in the Lower Hudson Valley, home of the renowned independent bookstore, Baby Grand Books.
Jeb Ladouceur is recognized throughout The Island for his successful career in advertising, public relations, and publishing. A former New York State Senate Candidate and charter member of Governor Mario Cuomo’s arson task force, the author is founder and Publisher Emeritus of The Fire News, circulated continuously among firefighters since 1973. He and his wife Elizabeth have lived in the ‘Landing’ area of Smithtown for some fifty years.
Photo by Debbie Lange Fifer
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The Young woman in the above photo is Councilwoman Patricia Biancaniello of Smithtown. Pat is a neighbor and an avid reader whose literary evaluations are always ‘on the money.’ She is a strong supporter of The Arts in general, and The Smithtown Book Club in particular.
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