Join us for a powerful and thought-provoking evening as author N. Leigh Hunt discusses his deeply researched true crime book I Don’t Like Mondays: The True Story of America’s First Modern School Shooting.
The book examines the harrowing case of Brenda Spencer, the 16-year-old girl who, in 1979, opened fire on an elementary school across from her home—a tragedy that would later inspire the Boomtown Rats’ haunting anthem. Long before the names Columbine and Sandy Hook entered public consciousness, this chilling event marked the start of a devastating American pattern.
Through years of investigation, interviews with police officers, reporters, and even Brenda herself, Hunt unpicks the myths, media frenzy, and disturbing truths behind a girl who, on the surface, seemed so ordinary.
This intimate talk offers rare insight into a dark moment in history—and the mind behind it.
