McCarthyism

Tonight I have booked into a "spotlight session" at a local library. The spotlight has been turned onto a local author, Maureen McCarthy. (That's Maureen McCarthy the Australian writer, not Maureen McCarthy the New Hampshire artist, and not Maureen McCarthy the actor.) I want to see local authors who have made good with their writing. I'm going into this session quite unprepared - I haven't read any of her books or seen the mini-series made from one of her books. I've no idea what it will be like. Perhaps a room full of devoted McCarthy fans dying to get their book collections signed? Perhaps a chance to hear about a new book that she is about to release? Perhaps a chance to hear about what it is like being an successful author? I'll regard tonight as a low-key adventure into the unknown land of contemporary McCarthyism.