Giving Grisham a run for his money, Joel Burcat returns with his third environmental legal thriller.
The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is pleased to welcome local author Joel Burcat for the virtual book launch celebration of his new novel, STRANGE FIRE. Burcat will be in conversation with book critic Harvey Freedenberg.
This virtual event is free and open to the public, with registration. Signed copies are available for purchase.
Fracking for natural gas has turned deadly in Bradford County, Pa., and not only is the water contaminated, but people are dying. Round-the-clock operations conducted by Yukon Oil and Gas may have poisoned a residential well and threatened a town's water supply. Who is contaminating water wells in Bradford County? Why are contractors disappearing?
Mike Jacobs, a 29-year old impassioned environmental lawyer with Pennsylvania's Dept. of Environmental Protection, is back in this romantically-charged environmental legal thriller about fracking and drilling for natural gas.
About the Speakers:
Joel Burcat is a novelist and environmental lawyer living in Harrisburg, Pa. He is also a recipient of PennWriters Annual Writing Contest 2020 award (Novel Beginnings second place). His previous novels, Drink to Every Beast and Amid Rage are award-winning environmental legal thrillers. He was selected as the 2019 Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Litigation (for Central PA) by Best Lawyers in America, and was selected by the Pennsylvania Bar Association as a recipient of its annual award in environmental law.
Harvey Freedenberg has been writing about books since 2005, and in that time has written some 850 reviews and essays for publication. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, and writes for print publications and websites that include BookPage, Bookreporter.com , Shelf-Awareness.com , TheBurg and Kirkus Reviews, as well as various literary blogs. He has appeared as a panelist in programs on book reviewing and publishing at the Delaware Book Festival, Harrisburg Book Festival and several local libraries and has spoken on copyright and contract law for writers at the Pennwriters Conference and York Book Expo. Harvey served on the Board of the Dauphin County Library System for 17 years, including two years as its President, and, for several years, was a member of the Selection Committee for the “One Book, One Community” program.
