Paul Theroux is Lithgow Library's Choice for A Capital Read 2015

CELEBRATED AUTHOR PAUL THEROUX IS LITHGOW LIBRARY’S CHOICE FOR A CAPITAL READ 2015; VARIETY OF EVENTS SET FOR MAY

Augusta, Maine - Highly acclaimed travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux is Lithgow Public Library’s choice for A Capital Read 2015, which will feature several events in May celebrating the library’s community-wide reading project. Two books by Theroux are A Capital Read 2015 selections: The Lower River (fiction) and The Last Train to Zona Verde (nonfiction). The two books focus on the African continent and share similar themes.

     The author event and book signing with Theroux will take place Saturday, May 30 at 2 p.m. at the University of Maine at Augusta’s Jewett Hall.

      Other events for A Capital Read 2015 include a talk on Africa from a professor at Bates College, a family-friendly wildlife presentation by Sparks’ Ark, and a group discussion of the fiction and nonfiction book selections.

      “We are thrilled to have an author of Paul Theroux’s stature join us for A Capital Read 2015,”

Trekkers to Host Paul Theroux on July 16th as Part of 20th Anniversary Celebration

ROCKLAND, Maine - Trekkers, a local youth mentoring organization, will welcome travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux to the Midcoast this summer as part of its 20th anniversary event at the Strand Theatre on July 16th. Theroux is most widely recognized for his witty and thought-provoking writing about issues abroad, oftentimes in less traveled destinations such as western Africa and Asia.

In designing the 20th anniversary celebration, Trekkers recognized similarities between its focus on expeditionary learning and travel-based education, and Mr. Theroux’s enthusiasm for travel and cultural exploration. Trekkers’ Executive Director Don Carpenter said of the upcoming event, “This celebratory evening will not only allow Trekkers to bring a nationally known author to the area, it will also give us a chance to introduce the community to what Trekkers is and does. In addition to Mr. Theroux’s talk about the educational value of travel and cultural exploration, we’ll also feature the stories of some of our own students. It will be a wonderful way to showcase the importance of experiential learning.”

Trekkers was founded in 1994 as a volunteer community initiative to reach out to 7th grade students from the town of Thomaston. Twenty years later, Trekkers now works with more than 200 students in grades 7 to