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James Fitzmaurice – Hobgoblin Gennel
October 19 @ 2:30 pm
Join author James Fitzmaurice for a conversation about his new young adult novel, Hobgoblin Gennel.
In this off-beat tale of adventure, teenagers Irie and Fred are fast friends. Irie, of Afro-Caribbean heritage, was born in Sheffield where they both live. Fred is an expat American transplanted from Yuma, Arizona with a keen interest in Sheffield’s Anglo-Saxon era. While trapped in an underground passageway, they come across the kitchen of a foodie hipster named Hobgoblin who is what his name suggests. Hobgoblin uses a modern induction hob, of course, and only the best ingredients. The irritable little chef sets them the task of finding the Fairy Queen’s red-garnet and golden cup, but he is cagey about his reasons.
Fitzmaurice was born in Ventura, California. Jim taught English at Northern Arizona University for many years before retiring to the UK, where he has been associated with the University of Sheffield. He is a fiction writer and screenwriter. He also continues to devote time to scholarly research and publishes on the early modern woman writer Margaret Cavendish.
This event is presented in partnership with the University of Iowa Libraries
