Little Cruelties: Liz Nugent with Shari Lapena

Liz Nugent and Shari Lapena

Little Cruelties: Liz Nugent with Shari Lapena

Liz Nugent and Shari Lapena

12:00pm

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Follow how one Irish show-biz family wreaks emotional havoc across generations, through the journey of brothers Will, Brian and Luke, in Liz Nugent’s latest psychological thriller, Little Cruelties. The #1 New York Times bestselling Irish author will discuss this “dark jewel of a novel” (A.J. Finn) with Canadian thriller author Shari Lapena, shedding light on the captivating yet cruel dysfunctional family at its core, and the despicable things they do to each other. . . until one ends up dead. Nugent delivers a darkly disturbing, yet somehow relatable, story you won’t want to miss.

Interviewer: Shari Lapena

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: June 4 at 12pm ET
Where: Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Duration: 45 minutes
Ticket prices: $16.50 – Regular; $12.50 – Youth; or Get the All-Access Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Presented with support from Culture Ireland.

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Follow how one Irish show-biz family wreaks emotional havoc across generations, through the journey of brothers Will, Brian and Luke, in Liz Nugent’s latest psychological thriller, Little Cruelties. The #1 New York Times bestselling Irish author will discuss this “dark jewel of a novel” (A.J. Finn) with Canadian thriller author Shari Lapena, shedding light on the captivating yet cruel dysfunctional family at its core, and the despicable things they do to each other. . . until one ends up dead. Nugent delivers a darkly disturbing, yet somehow relatable, story you won’t want to miss.

Interviewer: Shari Lapena

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: June 4 at 12pm ET
Where: Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Duration: 45 minutes
Ticket prices: $16.50 – Regular; $12.50 – Youth; or Get the All-Access Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Presented with support from Culture Ireland.

Culture Ireland logo

Conversation

Featured Authors

Liz Nugent has worked in Irish film, theater, and television for most of her adult life. She is an award-winning writer of radio and television drama and has written critically acclaimed short stories both for children and adults, as well as the bestselling novels Unraveling Oliver and Lying in Wait. She lives in Dublin. Little Cruelties is her latest novel. Visit her at LizNugent.ie or follow her on Twitter at @Lizzienugent. Liz Nugent’s Festival appearance is generously supported by Culture Ireland.

Read more about Liz Nugent

Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family and Everyone Here Is Lying, which have all been New York Times and The Sunday Times (London) bestsellers. Her books have been sold in 40 territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside of Toronto.

Read more about Shari Lapena

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Saturday, June 4

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