Former congressman Bob Steele to Discuss His New Novel at Russell Library

Former U.S. Congressman Bob Steele will discuss and sign his new novel, The Curse: Big-Time Gambling’s Seduction Of A Small New England Town, on Saturday, March 9, at 2 pm in the Hubbard Room at Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown.  Steele’s novel, which has generated wide interest across the state, comes at a time when Connecticut’s casinos face the prospect of heavy new competition from New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and there is growing political pressure to legalize Internet gambling.

The novel is set against the casino gambling explosion that hit southeastern Connecticut during the 1990s.   WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio’s John Dankosky calls the novel “fascinating” and Connecticut author Martin Shapiro has described it as “compelling and timely….an epic story of history, money and politics that will make you wonder where America is headed.”  Books will be available for purchase and signing after the program.