“The Last Book Smuggler”: Meet the Author Birutė Putrius, Virtualus renginys

On the occasion of the 🇱🇹 Lithuanian press restoration, language and book day (May 7), we invite you to a virtual meeting with Birute Putrius, an American Lithuanian writer and the author of ‘The Last Book Smuggler’.

– The discussion and Q&A (in English) with the author will be moderated by literary critic, translator, and editor Violeta Kelertas.

– The webinar will take place on May 7 (Friday) at 12 PM PDT | 2 PM CDT | 3 PM EDT.

– Registration to the event:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fb_YpZONQwixOL31vAsC8w

– About the book:
Part folktale, part thriller, „The Last Book Smuggler’ tells the story of Ada and her grandfather Viktoras, an old book smuggler tired of his forty-year battle to keep his language alive despite the attempts of the Russian Empire to destroy it. Into their world steps Jonas, a young man in love with Ada and ready to join the underground book smugglers. But there is a traitor in their midst who must stop them or lose everything.

Based on the author’s grandfather, who was a book smuggler, the novel deftly captures the politics and dangers of the times while bringing to life an engaging and quirky family, with an element of the supernatural.

The book is available on Amazon/Kindle:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079P8LC6V/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0