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Overdue: Libraries open a new chapter in public relations
Exhibitions, author readings and book signings, free Internet and a general
amnesty on late fees for patrons with overdue books - yes, it's Libraries
Week once again in the Czech Republic. More
John Connolly - on crime writing and his latest novel The Black Angel - partly set in the Czech Rep
John Connolly is the bestselling author of Nocturnes - a collection of
macabre short stories, and the Charlie Parker novels that have
successfully blended mystery with the supernatural. Over five books -
beginning with Every Dead Thing - Connolly's main character, private eye
Charlie Parker, has found himself in some pretty sticky situations. In
Connolly's latest, The Black Angel, the character even visits the Czech
Republic to learn more about the origins of a famous bone chapel. The
author, who is Irish, spent a great deal of time in this country, coming
back many times over the years. When I met John here recently the first
thing I asked him about was Prague. More
