Shetland link draws US author

CRITICALLY acclaimed American author David Anthony Durham will give a talk at the Shetland Library later this month.

Mr Durham is married to local writer Laughton Johnston’s daughter Gudrun, who herself is a knitwear designer and runs the online blog The Shetland Trader.

He is the author of five novels including the Acacia fantasy trilogy and the historical epic Hannibal: pride of Carthage.

His work has been published in the US and UK and translated into nine languages.

His first Acacia book won the 2009 John W Campbell Award for best new writer, and he is currently working on the third book in the trilogy.

While in Shetland he will talk about his work and will be signing copies of his books, which are also available to borrow from the library. Entry is free to the talk in the library on 29 July, starting at 7pm.

The council’s services committee chairman Gussie Angus said: “I’m pleased to see that Shetland Library continues to provide the public with access to well-known authors, especially when there is a local connection.”