A partnership of the History Book Festival and the Lewes Public Library, this monthly discussion group, sponsored by Dogfish Head, focuses on books that were featured at the 2019 Festival. The group is open to all lovers of history and is convened by the Library on the third Wednesday of the month at 2 pm.

This month's book is Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, by Casey Cep. (Knopf, 2019)

ABOUT Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Cep, whose book appeared on former President Barack Obama’s list of his 2019 favorite reads, traces how Harper Lee helped her friend Truman Capote research his best-selling In Cold Blood. Seventeen years later, Lee returned to her native Alabama intending to write her own true-crime classic. She spent a year there, interviewing people at the trial of a vigilante relative who shot a rural preacher who had evaded justice after allegedly murdering five family members for insurance money. Exploring the mystery of artistic creativity, this book is a moving portrait of one of history’s most beloved writers and her struggle with fame and success.

Author Casey Cep will join the discussion by Zoom.

NOTE: this meeting is being conducted through Zoom, an online meeting platform. You may join the meeting via computer or telephone. You MUST REGISTER to receive instructions for joining the meeting the day before it is scheduled.

Here are basic written instructions for using Zoom and a brief video tutorial.

Registration is requested.
Sign up online. You will receive instructions for joining the meeting the day before it is scheduled.

Purchase Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival, and help support local independent bookstores. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets.