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John Sandford reading rescheduled for July 22

Bestselling thriller writer and Cedar Rapids native John Sandford will return to his hometown for a July 22 reading rescheduled from last month after historic flooding in downtown Cedar Rapids.

The 7 p.m. event will be held in the Washington High School auditorium Monetary donations will be accepted for the flood-ravaged Cedar Rapids Public Library, says Rob Cline, coordinator of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series.

John Sandford is the pseudonym of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. Camp was raised in Cedar Rapids and graduated from Washington High School in 1962. He received a B.A. in American Studies and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Iowa. He began writing thriller novels in 1990 and has written 18 novels in his bestselling “Prey” series. For his “Out Loud!” appearance, he will be reading from the latest entry in the series, Phantom Prey.

“While we would have loved to have presented Mr. Sandford at Theatre Cedar Rapids as we originally intended, we’re pleased to have the opportunity to bring him back to his alma mater,” Cline says. “We’re also pleased to give folks the opportunity to donate to the Cedar Rapids Public Library to aid in flood recovery efforts.”

The event is free and open to the public and no tickets are required. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble will provide book sales at the event and Sandford will sign books following his presentation, which will include a question and answer period with the audience.

Produced by the public libraries of Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Marion, the series featured young adult author Bruce Hale and novelists Elizabeth McCracken and Edward Carey earlier this spring.