First Friday Signing with Daniel Putkowski

Join local author Daniel Putkowski as he signs his popular 2008 novel, An Island Away. In his honest and often heartbreaking story, Putkowski has crafted an unforgettable young Colombian heroine searching for her identity in Aruba's refinery town of San Nicolaas surrounded by barroom brothels and flexible morality.

Critics have called An Island Away a "must-read, no-holds-barred look at Aruba" and ARUBA.com describes Putkowski himself as a "keen observer of the human condition."

The author will also be signing copies of his newest novel, Bonk's Bar. The action follows a clever Philadelphia college student who thinks he can outsmart the Russian Mob, the cops, and his own ambition. The Temple News called Bonk's Bar, "Delightfully vivid. Alternately heart-warming and bone-chilling." Philadelphia City Paper wrote, "The real Bonk's Bar has been immortalized by Putkowski, who paints his version of the place as the quintessential river ward tappie." Learn more about the author at www.danielputkowski.com.