Virtual Author Chat - Patrick O'Dowd Online
Join us for a virtual author chat with local author, Patrick O'Dowd.
Patrick O’Dowd’s work has appeared in various publications, including Quagmire Literary Magazine, The Write Launch, and Sequoia Speaks, where he served as the fiction editor. Born and raised in Cranford, New Jersey, he studied at Montclair State University and now lives in Wayne, NJ. A Campus on Fire is his first novel.
Campus on Fire by Patrick O’Dowd
When a shocking death rocks the exclusive writing program at a prestigious campus, a student journalist, Tess Azar, sets out to discover the truth. Rumors abound of the writing program' s cultish atmosphere and its zealous members, who will stop at nothing to ensure the sanctity of their own secrets. As an extreme right-wing student group swells in numbers, Tess finds herself in the crosshairs, dangerously at the center of the growing chaos. Simmering with tension, this provocative novel portrays the nation' s current-charged political climate, highlighting the immovable structures of our society and the dangers of navigating a post-truth world.
- Date:
- Monday, July 28, 2025
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87097175952
- Audience:
- Adults Senior Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Author Talk
Janette is the Assistant Director. She is responsible for ordering books for the adult fiction, nonfiction and large print collections. Janette has a background in archival processing and preservation and is currently hard at work processing the Lockett Local History Collection.
An avid reader, Janette runs the Romantic Fiction (first Wednesday of the month) and the Page Turners (second Wednesday of the month) book groups. She is also a supporter of the romance genre and will gladly help "match you" with the perfect romance novel.
In 2021, Janette launched the Virtual Author Chat series where she chats with local authors about their writing and their path to publication. All of the chats have been recorded and are available to watch on the library's YouTube channel.