Community Read to feature bestselling author Johnson

FALLBROOK – The Friends of the Fallbrook Library will host an evening with New York Times bestselling author Craig Johnson Saturday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. for the 2019 Community Read.

Johnson is the bestselling author of the “Longmire” mysteries, the basis for the hit Netflix original series “Longmire.” He is the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for fiction.

For the 16th year, the Friends of the Fallbrook Library have selected a notable book to share with Fallbrook, providing the community with the opportunity to meet the author, ask questions and hear firsthand what is behind creating a best-selling book.

Copies of the first book in the “Longmire” series, “The Cold Dish,” can be checked out at the library.

Reservations for the 2019 Community Read are required and must be completed by Feb. 11. Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased online at https://foflcommunityread.brownpapertickets.com or at the Bottom Shelf bookstore to the left of the library’s main entrance. The library is located at 124 S. Mission Road in Fallbrook.

Drinks, desserts and other light bites will be served, and there will be a wine bar. Further details will be coming, including related events preceding the 2019 Community Read.

Submitted by Friends of the Fallbrook Library.