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Author Steven Gore Moving From Fiction To Criticism

After writing seven books comprising two separate best selling crime fiction series, author Steven Gore is stepping into the realm of criticism. Before writing, Gore spent decades investigating murder, fraud, organized crime, and the trafficking of drugs, sex, and arms throughout the world. Publishers Weekly calls Gore a “masterful” writer for his gritty Graham Gage and Harlan Donnally books. He's on the ISU campus talking with students and giving a talk on one of the great detective movies, "Chinatown," which Gore thinks isn't so great. While he has strong opinions about writing, authenticity, and character integrity, Gore is just now expressing some of those opinions -- his first effort was a review of a biography of legendary crime writer Dashiell Hammett. He tells WGLT's Mike McCurdy venturing into criticism has caused him to think more about his own writing.
 

Gore attends a screening and discussion of the move Chinatown at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 in Stevenson Hall, room 101. The screening and discussion are open to the public.