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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

By Andrew Miller

Published on April 24, 2008

As the selection for the Johnson County Public Library's Big Read, Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel The Maltese Falcon comes with support — in the form of discussion groups at local libraries. University of Missouri-Kansas City film professor Thom Poe gives a talk called "Film Noir and The Maltese Falcon" today at 2 p.m. at the Antioch Branch (8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Merriam). Call 913-261-2300 for more information.
Sun., April 27, 2 p.m., 2008



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