Bubonicon 48 Toastmaster Joe R. Lansdale will be in Santa Fe 7:00 pm Tuesday, February 23, to answer questions and sign books after a free screening of Sundance TV’s Hap and Leonard (based on Lansdale’s books).

About the Show:  Hap and Leonard, featuring James Purefoy (Rome, The Following), Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) and Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), premieres Wednesday, March 2, at 10:00 pm ET/PT. Set in the late 1980s, Hap and Leonard is a darkly comic swamp noir story of two best friends, one femme fatale, a crew of washed-up revolutionaries, a pair of murderous psycho-killers, some lost loot and the fuzz. The six-hour series event follows Hap Collins (Purefoy), an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine (Williams), a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper. When Hap’s seductive ex-wife Trudy (Hendricks) resurfaces with a deal they can’t refuse, a simple get-rich-quick scheme snowballs into bloody mayhem. Chock full of eccentric characters, Hap and Leonard provides a country twist on the classic mystery thriller.

The Joe R. Lansdale Hap and Leonard event starts at 7:00 pm Tuesday, February 23.  Admission is free.