'Black Hawk Down' author to speak May 2 in Rehoboth Beach

Best-selling author and journalist Mark Bowden will speak from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, at Dogfish Head Brewings and Eats in Rehoboth Beach about writing, reporting, making movies - and what it’s like to interview the president, which he did just last month. This event,  sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild and the University of Delaware, is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested to contactus@rehobothbeachwritersguild.com by Sunday, April 29, to ensure adequate seating.

Bowden, who is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, a national correspondent for The Atlantic and an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, is best known for “Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War,” which chronicles the Battle of Mogadishu that resulted when U.S. forces attempted to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in 1993. The raid quickly became the most intensive close combat in the military history of the United States since the Vietnam War. Bowden’s book was later turned into a movie directed by Ridley Scott.

“Black Hawk Down,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award, is but one of Bowden’s many nationally acclaimed and award-winning books. “Killing Pablo” won the Overseas Press Club’s 2001 Cornelius Ryan Award as the book of the year, and his book “Guests of the Ayatollah,” an account of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, was listed by Newsweek as one of The 50 Books for Our Times. His most recent books are “The Best Game Ever,” the story of the 1958 NFL championship game, and “Worm,” which tells the story of the Conficker computer worm. Bowden will be open to discussing any of the above, as well as other topics. His books will be available for purchase, and Bowden will sign books after the talk.

For more information about the event or the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild, go to www.rehobothbeachwritersguild.com.