In partnership with Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild (RBWG) and Browseabout Books, join us in the library or online for a conversation with Michael Kardos, author of Fun City Heist, a breathtaking thriller, packed with astonishing twists and featuring one faded rock star, one last gig, and one breathtaking lie. Maribeth Fischer, RBWG Executive Director and author of A Season of Perfect Happiness, will join Michael in conversation.

Michael Kardos is the author of the novels Bluff, Before He Finds Her, and The Three-Day Affair. His story collection One Last Good Time won the Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters Award for fiction, and his textbook The Art and Craft of Fiction: A Writer’s Guide is a staple at many colleges and universities across the country. Michael's short stories have appeared in One Story, The Southern Review, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and many other magazines and anthologies, and have won two Pushcart Prizes. Michael grew up on the Jersey Shore, received a degree in music from Princeton University, and played the drums professionally for a number of years before focusing on fiction writing. He received an M.F.A. from Ohio State and a Ph.D from the University of Missouri, and for 15 years he co-directed the creative writing program at Mississippi State University, where he was awarded the John Grisham Master Teacher award, the university's highest teaching honor. He currently lives with his family in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he teaches English at Cape Henlopen High School. Michael is a 2024 individual artist fellowship recipient from the Delaware Division of the Arts.

We invite you to support the author by purchasing a copy of their book from Browseabout Books. Call-in orders are accepted at (302) 226-2665 or you can stop by the store to purchase a copy. For store hours, please visit their website. Each copy purchased comes signed. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

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