The Author Salon Series brings together public and private book clubs, library supporters, lovers of literature and authors in a lively but relaxed atmosphere of intellectual exploration. Participants meet the authors of their favorite books and share their passion with other book enthusiasts.
Proceeds from these events support the Pima Library Foundation.
Philip Caputo is best known for A Rumor of War, a best-selling memoir of his experiences during the Vietnam War. This book is considered to be one of the definitive works on the Vietnam war and Caputo was featured on the recent 18- hour documentary, The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. First published in 1977, the 40th anniversary edition of A Rumor of War was re-released in August 2017 with a new forward by Kevin Powers. A Rumor of War, has been called, “a basic text on the Vietnam War” and a “renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history”.
Also set in the Southwest, Caputo’s 2009 novel Crossers, spans three generations of an Arizona family, and is a narco-terror thriller about the brutality and beauty of life on the border.
