An Evening with Bret Easton Ellis 'The Shards' at the Sheldonian Theatre

Blackwell's on Broad Street has been trading in Oxford since 1879.

Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford

Join us for an evening with legendary author Bret Easton Ellis as he launches his first novel in 13 years, 'The Shards' with Scott Pack.

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The ShardsLA, 1981. Buckley College in heat. 17-year-old Bret is a senior at the exclusive Buckley prep school when a new student arrives with a mysterious past. Robert Mallory is bright, handsome, charismatic, and shielding a secret from Bret and his friends, even as he becomes a part of their tightly knit circle. Bret's obsession with Mallory is equalled only by his increasingly unsettling preoccupation with The Trawler, a serial killer on the loose who seems to be drawing ever closer to Bret and his friends, taunting them with grotesque threats and horrific, sharply local acts of violence.Can he trust his friends - or his own mind - to make sense of the danger they appear to be in? Thwarted by the world and by his own innate desires, buffeted by unhealthy fixations, Bret spirals into paranoia and isolation as the relationship between The Trawler and Robert Mallory hurtles inexorably toward a collision.Gripping, sly, suspenseful, deeply haunting and often darkly funny, The Shards is a mesmerizing fusing of fact and fiction that brilliantly explores the emotional fabric of Bret's life at 17 - sex and jealousy, obsession and murderous rage.A sensational new novel from the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. His first novel in 13 years, The Shards is Bret Easton Ellis at his inimitable best.The EventThis event will take place at the Sheldonian Theatre on Broad Street (opposite Blackwell's) and will feature Bret 'in conversation' with a yet to be announced chair person.Tickets cost £15 for General Admission or £30 which includes admission and a copy of the book* (rrp £25)T﻿here will be no public signing following this event. Pre-signed copies are available to those purchasing book and ticket bundles.Seating is unreserved and on a first come, first served basis.Please call 01865 792792 with any enquiries.C﻿hairing the event will be Scott Pack. Scott Pack is editor-at-large at Eye and Lightning Books. He was formerly head buyer at Waterstone's and a senior editor at Harper Collins. He also has an editorial role at Unbound and runs successful Guardian masterclasses for writers.