Last Saturday, the International Thriller Writers held a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut, to raise money for Reading Is Fundamental and present besetselling children’s author R. L. Stine with the ITW Silver Bullet Award “for his contribution to the world of literacy.” As author Jon Land explained, “The key thing to get more adults to read is to get more kids to read—that’s why we are honoring Stine.” Silver Bullets were also presented to Heather Graham, Tom Doherty, and Scholastic Books, along with Pitney Bowes and the Greenwich Rotary.
Standing, from left: Peter Blauner, Larry Light, Tom Doherty, Jeff Webber of the Greenwich Rotary, Evan St. Lifer of Scholastic, Jim Fusilli, Steve Coonts, Doug Preston, Joe Finder, F. Paul Wilson, Linc Child, R.L. Stine, Michael Palmer. Seated, from left: Greenwich Title 1 program coordinator Lorraine Gaito, Chris Grabenstein, Jon Land, Wendy Corsi Staub (and child), M.J. Rose, and Heather Graham.