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Ernest Thompson will appear at the author talk and signing of his latest book, The Book of Maps, on January 21 at 2:00 pm at Carroll Lutheran Village Chapel.
“I’m happy to be back in Westminster and prove Thomas Wolfe wrong. I can really go home,” says Ernest Thompson. “I’m looking forward to revisiting old hangouts, reconnecting with friends I haven’t seen in a long time, hearing their stories, and sharing my latest The Book of Maps.”
“The Book of Maps” tells the story of a down-on-his-luck filmmaker, Brendan Tibbett. In 2022, he takes his 10-year-old son Brenlyn on a raucous cross-American road trip. Following a 1930s travel guide Brendan bought at a garage sale, the two-week trek from LA to New Hampshire covers 16 states, visiting iconic stops along the way — Yosemite, Great Salt Lake, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — Full of hilariously dangerous and wild exploits. But it’s the inner journey that’s enlightening, deeply moving, and life-changing.
Thompson’s work has won an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Writers Guild Award, a Broadway Drama Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Tony Award, an Emmy Award, and a British Academy Award. His plays have been performed in theaters around the world, and his most enduring work is At the Golden Pond, which has been translated into 30 languages and performed in over 40 countries. Current projects include the movie sequel to “Golden Pond”, the plays “Some Pieces are Missing” and “Questions/Answers”, and the novel “Out Clause” due for release in 2023.
Together with his writer wife, Kerrin Thompson, he founded Rescid Recidivism, a prison writing program.
Thompson lived in Westminster in the ’60s and moved from New Hampshire when his father was hired by Western Maryland College. Known at the time by his first name, Richard, or by his varsity letter jacket, Dick, Thompson was active in sports at Westminster High School, graduating in 1967.
He never forgot his Westminster roots. In the name of his father, Theron Barker Thompson, he started a scholarship available to Carroll County students interested in pursuing their art studies. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Rand College and was awarded a second certificate to commemorate the accreditation when the school was renamed McDaniel.
This program is provided by A Likely Story Bookstore, Carroll Lutheran Village, Carroll County Public Library.
Book purchases and autograph sessions will be held at the event.
