Hy Conrad at Next FOL Lecture, Monday

TV and fiction writer Hy Conrad is next presenter at the Friends of the Key West Library lecture series—Monday, March 10, 6:00 p.m., Studios of Key West, 600 White Street.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Conrad is best known as one of the original scriptwriters for the quirky ground-breaking TV detective series, Monk.  He worked on the show for all eight seasons, the final two as Co-Executive Producer. The show received three Edgar Nominations from the Mystery Writers of America for “Best TV Series.”  But his creativity goes far beyond Monk, including ten books of short puzzle-mysteries (translated into fourteen languages), the comedy/mystery stage drama Home Exchange  (performed two years ago in Key West), a humorous guide for dog-owners (Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know), and continuing film and TV production (Little Monk and White Collar).  Now he has begun a series of novels, beginning with Mr. Monk Helps Himself (2013) and Mr. Monk Gets on Board (2014).  Appropriately, Conrad’s lecture topic is “Transferring a Beloved TV Character into Books”.

The Friends of the Key West Library weekly lecture series is free and open to the public.  Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.  Last lecturer of this season is the dean of public opinion polls, Lou Harris, March 17.  FOL’s newsletter is located at http://friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org.