The Friends of the Fallbrook Library host author Craig 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 its 2019 Community Read.

Johnson is the bestselling author of 12 Walt Longmire mystery novels, the basis for the hit Netflix original series, "Longmire," starring Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips and Katee Sackoff. His Longmire novels have been translated into 14 languages.

Johnson's novels have received many awards, including: Publishers Weekly's Best Book of the Year, Le Prix du Polar Nouvel Observateur/Bibliobs for the French edition, Wyoming Historical Associations' Book of the Year, Western Writers of America's Spur Award and Library Journal's Best Mystery of the Year.

A favorite with libraries, festivals and schools, Johnson talks about the stories behind Longmire, his journey to becoming a writer and the culture of the American frontier. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.

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 are limited. Tickets cost $35 a person and can be purchased online at https://foflcommunityread.brownpapertickets.com or at the Bottom Shelf bookstore, which is to the left of the library's main entrance. Drinks, desserts and other light bites will be served, and there will be a wine bar. The library is located at 124 S. Mission Road.

Submitted by Fallbrook Library.