Author Program At Demitasse

Newtown author and former bond trader L. Todd Wood, who traded his day job with a New York City financial firm in December to focus on his new career as a writer, will host a book signing event at demitasse café next month.

Currency is the first novel for Mr Wood. It weaves the lives of historical figures Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and Captain William Kidd with that of fictional character Connor Murray, a New York City financial bond trader with connections in the Caribbean, who is seeking treasure, adventure, and romance.

Released earlier this year, “the novel converges three historical incidents with what’s going on in today’s financial situation, geopolitical issues, and where our country is at with federal debt,” Mr Wood told The Newtown Bee earlier this year. The author’s hope, he also said, is that his work will get people thinking “as to what could possibly happen.”

Mr Wood will meet readers and residents on Wednesday, September 5, when he is at demitasse café, 3 Glen Road in Sandy Hook Center, from 1 to 3 pm.