For the first time in 20 years, bestselling mystery writer Louise Penny did not tour the U.S. after releasing a novel — except for one stop: the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which famously sits on the border between Vermont and Quebec.

On Saturday night, Penny spoke onstage to a crowd of around 400 people in the Haskell Opera House. The event was completely sold out, as is the event she is hosting on Sunday.

Penny is Canadian, and canceled her planned appearances in the U.S. this fall in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and other actions.

“I don’t think there is a country that has been invaded, or peoples that have been rounded up, or individuals who have been targeted, who haven’t thought… when was that moment we could’ve stood up and said something?” Penn

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