Internationally renowned author Sir Alexander McCall Smith is headed for the Central Coast in December courtesy of the Words on the Waves writers’ festival.
He is the author of more than 100 books but best known for his enormously successful The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series which has sold more than 20 million copies in the English language alone.
Smith will appear in conversation with bestselling author Anna Downes at a high tea event at the Crowne Plaza, Terrigal, at 10.30am on Friday, December 6.
For many years he was a professor of medical law and worked in universities in the UK and abroad before turning his hand to writing fiction.
His first book The White Hippo, a children’s book, was published by Hamish Hamilton in 1980.
But it wasn’t until the publication of the highly successful The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series that Smith became a household name.
His various series of books have been translated into 46 languages and become bestsellers throughout the world.
These include the popular 44 Scotland Street novels, the Isabel Dalhousie novels, and the von Igelfeld series.
He has also written a number of stand-alone novels and short story collections and many non-fiction titles.
On December 6 Smith will talk about the five new books he has put out just this year including the latest book in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, The Great Hippopotamus Hotel.
He will also talk about his experiences growing up in Africa, his career before full-time writing, how he comes up with so many stories and writes so quickly and how he creates characters that resonate so strongly with people around the world.
Bookings can be made at wordsonthewaves.com.au
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