The rave reviews just don't quit for Bainbridge Island's Jonathan Evison and his breakout debut novel All About Lulu. Don't miss the chance to come down to the store\, get to know him a little\, and begin to wrap your mind around All About Lulu. Jim Lynch is expected to attend\, and if you so desire\, you may also wrap your mind around local brewskis on us\, courtesy of Fish Tale Brew Pub.
(from Publisher's Weekly)\:
Starred Review. Evison's debut—of love and loss\, growing up\, throwing
up and moving on—is a stunner. William Miller Jr. is a scrawny loner
whose mother dies of cancer when he is seven years old\, leaving him an
awkward vegetarian with an ominously macho father and idiot twin
brothers in mid-1970s Santa Monica. William's father\, Big Bill\,
remarries a grief counselor named Willow\, and Will spends the following
decades in love with Louisa (Lulu\, as she prefers to be called)\, his
new stepsister. They are close throughout adolescence\, but after a
summer at cheerleading camp\, Lulu returns home distant and hostile\,
leaving Will to pine for her in solitary desperation. Will finally
appears to be on the path to normalcy in the early 1990s when he lucks
into a radio talk-show hosting gig\, but the stroke of good fortune is
short-lived\, as he discovers things about Lulu he'd rather not know.
Evison provides readers a viciously funny and deeply felt portrayal of
a blended family and one man's thwarted longing.
Orcapod Book Club is a smashing success! You want to be a part of this\, so come get some book love this Valentine's Day!
Our February read is Sea of Poppies by
Amitav Ghosh. This historically-based novel is the first book in a
trilogy. Mr. Gosh's lyrical writing is the perfect vehicle for this
layered story about a ship and its passengers crossing the Indian Sea
before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China.
Let our booksellers know you are buying Sea of Poppies for the book club\, and you get 10% off the price of the book!
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In case you thought this was mere rhetoric -- Dr. Wood offers you the answers to those questions and more. Please come on down for what should be a spirited discussion.
The full moon seems like a good time to launch a new writing group. We'll talk about what folks want in a writing group and\, of course\, do some writing. This group will be open and ongoing--a place to try out new ways of writing\, expand current projects\, get ideas for new projects\, or just get your fingers inky while sitting around with people who like to play with words.
Orca Writes is facilitated by our own Sarah Tavis. Sarah is a published writer and received her MFA in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University. She's taught writing to kids in elementary and middle school\, teen mothers\, undergrads\, and is currently the Writing Faculty for the International Trauma Treatment Program (ITTP).
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