Author and CNN Anchor Jake Tapper in conversation with Mike McIntyre
Schedule
Thu Oct 23 2025 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134 | Parma, OH
🎫 TICKETED EVENT: $30 + FEES 🎫Join us at our Parma-Snow Branch for a conversation with CNN anchor Jake Tapper, author of "Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War."
Get tickets: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13875194
Each ticket includes a seat at the author’s talk, a copy of "Race Against Terror," and a donation to the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation.
Tapper has written two New York Times bestselling novels, "The Hellfire Club" and "The Devil May Dance," as well as the bestselling nonfiction books "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor" and "Race Against Terror." He is the lead Washington, DC, anchor and chief correspondent for CNN. A Dartmouth graduate and Philadelphia native, he lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter, and son.
Through intense reporting and meticulous recreation, from the battlefield to the courthouse, Race Against Terror tells the story of a man radicalized to enact violence, of the courageous soldiers who risked their lives for each other, and the diverse set of law enforcement, intelligence, and military personnel who work tirelessly to stay one step ahead of disaster. In doing so, Jake Tapper uncovers a gripping narrative history that reveals the true costs of the War on Terror and delivers a salient warning for the increasing threats we face to this day.
June 2011: a man fleeing the Arab Spring on a refugee boat surrenders himself to Italian authorities. He claims that, as a terrorist, he is responsible for the deaths of American soldiers. This unexpected surrender sets off an unlikely chain of events and one of the most significant, but little-known, cases in American history.
When federal prosecutors Dave Bitkower and Shreve Ariail get the call from the FBI that the Italians have known terrorist Spin Ghul in custody, they immediately recognize the stakes of the situation. Determined to deliver justice for the soldiers killed in combat, they must traverse the globe, uncovering facts and evidence from thousands of miles away on a remote battlefield in Afghanistan.
Mike McIntyre – Executive Editor at Ideastream (NPR).
Mike McIntyre spent 30 years as a reporter, feature writer, Sunday Magazine staffer and metro columnist for The Plain Dealer, where he also wrote about stand-up comedy for the Friday! Magazine. In 2010, Mike took over hosting duties for the “Sound of Ideas,” WKSU’s daily public affairs talk show. He held that job for 10 years. Mike became executive editor in 2020 and continues to host the Friday “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable” on WKSU and “Ideas” on WVIZ.
FAQs
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