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Friday, April 16, 2010

NY Times Best Selling Author in Cumberland







Stephen Hunter NY Times Bestselling
Author in Cumberland

Saturday, April 24

On Saturday, April 24, The Book Center will host New York Times Bestselling author, Stephen Hunter. Mr. Hunter is the author of 15 thriller/suspense novels. His books, Point of Impact, Black Light & Time to Hunt, form a trilogy featuring Vietnam veteran & sniper Bob "the Nailer" Swagger. (The 2007 film Shooter was based on Point of Impact).
He is best known for his "Earl Swagger & Bobby Lee Swagger" stories. Hunter joined the Baltimore Sun in 1971, working on the newspaper's Sunday edition for a decade. He became its film critic in 1982, a post he held until moving to
the Washington Post in 1997, to fill the same position. In 2003, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. He is a frequent guest on The Tony Kornheiser Show for his movie reviews.

Mr. Hunter will give a short talk at 1 pm in the Allegany Arts Council Community Room, 9 N. Centre to be followed immediately by a book signing at The Book Center.