Deadline: 22 October 2010
Fans of FX’s JUSTIFIED know Elmore Leonard as the creator of the character Raylan Givens, a U.S. Marshall from Leonard’s novels Pronto and Riding the Rap. What you may not know is that Leonard’s career spans sixty years, forty-four novels, twenty-one feature film adaptations, and three honorary doctorates!
Turning eighty-five October 11th, the “Dutch” Leonard has not lost a step. In Djibouti (William Morrow; available 10/12/2010), Leonard departs Detroit and L.A. for the Horn of Africa, where Somali pirates own the seas, al-Qaeda operatives lurk in the streets, and loyalty is scarcer than clean drinking water. Young American filmmaker Dara Barr is fresh off an Oscar® win for her documentary on Hurricane Katrina and anxious for a new challenge. With her six-foot-seven cameraman and confidant Xavier LeBo, at her side, she embarks on a journey into the heart of Djibouti, intent on pulling the covers off the shadowy world of modern-day piracy.
You can read an excerpt from Djibouti at the book’s official site. Pop Culture Zoo has three copies to give away! To enter to win, simply email us your full mailing address (US residents only, no PO Boxes) with the subject line “ELMORE LEONARD” by Friday, October 22nd at 11:59 PM PST.
Please help us celebrate Elmore Leonard’s 85th birthday on October 11th by tweeting your good wishes to him. You may mention @elmoreleonard and use #happybdaydutch in your tweet. Learn more about Elmore Leonard and Djibouti by watching this brief YouTube video and catch Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens in season two of JUSTIFIED which premieres on FX in 2011.