The Blue Hill Public Library is sponsoring an author event with local author David Florig to discuss his new novel The Shattered Curling Stone on Thursday, October 24 at 7PM.

The Shattered Curling Stone is a work of historical fiction, centered around young Ailsa Maclaren, who takes up curling at a time when women were neither encouraged, nor often permitted, to play the game. Set in late-1800s Scotland, it tells Ailsa’s story as she journeys from novice, to the Scottish Women’s Championship, and the World Championship. The Shattered Curling Stone is steeped in the history of women’s curling, both real and fictional. Along the way, Ailsa meets the very handsome and charming Lucas Plotcok, and therein lies the tale.

David Florig lives in Ocean Park, Maine. Florig is a member of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, and is a member and past-president of the Pine Tree Curling Club in Portland, as well as a member of the Belfast Curling Club in Maine. His debut novel, The Stones of Alisa Craig, is a work of historical fiction, focused on the ancient Scottish sport of curling.

Most recently, Florig organized and led a group of ninety Maine authors as Maine Authors for Lewiston. Between November 25th and December 16th, the group held ten book sales/signings in public libraries around the state to raise money to support victims and families of the tragic events in Lewiston on October 25th. The group raised more than $6,000.00 at the events.

For years, David practiced law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Following his legal career, he served as the Executive Director of two nonprofits - Court Appointed Special Advocates of Burlington County (New Jersey) and the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children. WePAC recruited and trained volunteers to open shuttered elementary school libraries in Philadelphia, and for his work on behalf of Philadelphia’s children, he was honored as one of the inaugural GameChangers by KYW Newsradio in celebration of Black History Month.

This program is free and open to the public, and will be held in the library's Howard Room. For more information, please email Assistant Director Kayleigh Thomas at kayleigh.thomas[at]bhpl.net or call the library at 374-5515.