Author Event: "The Art Forger" by B.A. Shapiro (NYT Bestseller)

Reading followed by Interview and book signing.
“The
Art Forger” by B.A. Shapiro. (2012 Algonquin Press) Current
New York Times Bestseller! A young struggling artist is commissioned
to replicate a Degas stolen from the Gardner Museum; in return for
cash and her feature in an elite gallery. While working she discovers
there is more to this Degas than meets the eye. (crime fiction)

Boston Globe’s Best Crime Books of 20122012 NetGalley PickKobo’s Best Fiction Ebooks of 2012
"Gripping." --O, The Oprah Magazine
"Precise and exciting . . . Readers seeking an engaging novel about artists and art scandals will find “The Art Forger” rewarding for its skillful balance of brisk plotting, significant emotional depth and a multi-layered narration rich with a sense of moral consequence.”—The Washington Post

“If Bridget Jones’s Diary and The Da Vinci Code had a love child, this would be it.”—Elle (Reader's Panel Reviewer) 

“Ingeniously and skillfully plotted.”—The Huffington Post

"A cleverly plotted art-world thriller/romance . . . . convincingly researched, engaging storytelling. Intelligent entertainment." --Kirkus Reviews
"Filled with delightful twists, turns, and ruminations on what constitutes truth in art." --Publishers Weekly
"By page two of this novel, the reader is fully engrossed into the world of struggling artist Claire Roth, nicknamed "The Great Pretender" who copies famous paintings for a website called Reproductions.com . . . A highly recommended debut that would be great for book discussion groups." --Library Journal
"Classy and pleasurably suspenseful . . . an entrancingly visual, historically rich, deliciously witty, sensuous, and smart tale of authenticity versus fakery in which Shapiro artfully turns a clever caper into a provocative meditation on what we value most." --Booklist