Tess Gerritsen

A fundraiser with three best-selling authors has been postponed because of a recent controversy.

Stephen King, John Grisham and Tess Gerritsen were scheduled to attend a June 7 fundraiser for Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Allen.

King made headlines after making the following comment in front of high school students in Washington D.C.:

Senate candidate Tom AllenStephen King, John Grisham and Tess Gerritsen will be in the state to fund raise for Senate candidate Tom Allen.

The benefit will be held at 6 p.m. June 7 at Bangor Auditorium. Each author will read from recent works, and talk about why they support Allen. Tickets are $25. Click here for more information, and to purchase tickets.