Event Title
Crime Against Nature: Writing an Environmental Crime Novel
Description
What do New Jersey mobsters have to do with climate change?
Western Washington University Environmental Science Librarian Rob Lopresti explored this question when he presented “Crime Against Nature: Writing an Environmental Crime Novel,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 in Special Collections at Wilson Library.
Lopresti is an award-winning author of more than 50 mystery short stories. In his latest comic crime novel, “Greenfellas,” he combines his interest in the environment with his mystery-writing skills to create a story about a mobster who decides to save the environment for his granddaughter. At the event, Lopresti will read from Greenfellas and explain the what his process was for writing the book.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
19-11-2015 4:00 PM
End Date
19-11-2015 5:00 PM
Location
Western Libraries, Special Collections
Genre/Form
streaming video; lectures
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Climatic changes; Creative writing
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Robert Lopresti
Poster
Event poster by Simon Bakke
Rights
This resource is provided for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Crime Against Nature: Writing an Environmental Crime Novel
Western Libraries, Special Collections
What do New Jersey mobsters have to do with climate change?
Western Washington University Environmental Science Librarian Rob Lopresti explored this question when he presented “Crime Against Nature: Writing an Environmental Crime Novel,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 in Special Collections at Wilson Library.
Lopresti is an award-winning author of more than 50 mystery short stories. In his latest comic crime novel, “Greenfellas,” he combines his interest in the environment with his mystery-writing skills to create a story about a mobster who decides to save the environment for his granddaughter. At the event, Lopresti will read from Greenfellas and explain the what his process was for writing the book.