Philip Connors, the prize-winning author of Fire Season, reads from and discusses his new memoir All the Wrong Places: A Life Lost and Found, the heartrending story of his troubled years before finding solace in the wilderness.
At age thirty, Kyle Boelte finds himself living in San Francisco, amidst an ever-changing sea of fog, and struggling to remember his brother Kris, who committed suicide in the family’s Denver home when Boelte was just thirteen. In this impressive debut, Boelte sets up a dual narrative: one investigates San Francisco’s climate to explain the science behind the omnipresent fog; another explores Boelte’s memory as well as letters, notes, newspaper articles, and other artifacts that tell the story of his brother’s short life and eventual suicide.
Anne Randolph and several contributors discuss and read from the new book Stories Gathered at the Kitchen Table: A Collection of Women’s Memoirs.
Colorado author and teacher Melanie Crowder reads from and discusses her new novel for young readers Audacity, the inspiring story of Russian immigrant Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights in New York at the turn of the twentieth century led to the largest strike by women in American history.
Anne Lamott, the beloved, bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow, discusses her new book Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace. In this new collection, Lamott offers a new message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives.
Susan Spann reads from and discusses her new novel Blade of the Samurai: A Shinobi Mystery.