Jeb Ladouceur to Speak at the Mills Pond House in St. James

Local novelist Jeb Ladouceur will be the featured speaker for the Smithtown Book Club’s October meeting. May Chasteen, president of the venerable literary organization announced that the club will hold its October meeting at the historic Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James. The program is scheduled to begin at 8:15 PM on Tuesday night, Oct. 21st.

In addition to his prepared remarks, the Smithtown author will read excerpts from his books ‘Frisco’ and ‘The Palindrome Plot.’ A question and answer session will follow and complimentary refreshments will be served. The private Smithtown Book Club has opened this meeting to the public and admission is free, according to program chair, Lisa Scott. She asks, however, that those planning to attend RSVP to 724-3717, since seating may be limited.

The esteemed book club, founded in 1937, has arranged special accommodations at the Mills Pond House in anticipation of a popular turnout like those the local writer has generated at the Huntington Book Revue and Borders in Lake Grove.

Mr. Ladouceur will answer and discuss the five questions he is asked most frequently when touring bookstores, colleges, and libraries, including: “Where do you get the ideas for your novels?” The author’s publicist, Debbie Lange Fifer, said that he will personalize copies of his celebrated thrillers for guests who request it.

Ladouceur’s appearance follows a widely anticipated engagement at the Suffolk County Ethical Culture Society in Dix Hills. Subsequent to the Smithtown Book Club event, his ongoing tour takes him to upstate Warwick in the Lower Hudson Valley, home of the renowned Baby Grand Books.

Jeb Ladouceur is recognized throughout The Island for his successful career in advertising, public relations, and publishing. A former New York State Senate Candidate and charter member of Governor Mario Cuomo’s arson task force, the author is founder and Publisher Emeritus of The Fire News, circulated continuously among firefighters since 1973. He and his wife Elizabeth have lived in the ‘Landing’ area of Smithtown for some fifty years.

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