Board &\; Brush Creative Studio - Powell - 36 N Li berty St\, Powell\, OH 43065
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\n;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Offsite:geo:40.298702,-83.0677244 GEO:40.298702;-83.0677244 DESCRIPTION:The Friends are excited to host Lee Martin\, the author of fiv e novels\, including The Bright Forever\, a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction\, at Board and Brush Creative Studio in Powell..\nhttps: //delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/13645262 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On Thursday\, June 19th in this intimate c onversation with \;Thao Thai\, author Lee Martin will discuss his late st novel\, \;The Evening Shades\, \;which te lls the small-town story of two lonely people\, a widow and a traveler in 1972 rural Illinois\, and their understanding of truth and sacrifice. Whil e \;The Evening Shades \;is a standalone novel\, fans of \;The Bright Forever \;may recognize some familiar characters and settings!
\n6:00 - 6:30 PM Doors open\n
6:30 - 7:30 PM Lee Martin presentation
\n7:30 - 8:00 PM Book signing
\nTickets include a paperbac k copy of The Evening Shades and light refreshments. Beer and wine may be purchased separately at the event. \;
\n\nMORE ABO UT THE BOOK
\nOne afternoon in the autumn of 1972\, a lonel y widow in Mt. Gilead\, Illinois\, makes the impromptu decision to rent ou t a room in her house to a stranger who has come to town. It is risky&mdas h\;she doesn&rsquo\;t know anything about him. But Edith Green can no long er bear a life lived alone. And Henry Dees is haunted by the past he carri es with him from another small town\, particularly by the death of a littl e girl that some people think was his fault. And slowly\, Henry and Edith& rsquo\;s suspenseful dance between secrets and trust leads them to start r evealing things to each other &mdash\; and themselves.
\nABO UT THE AUTHOR
\nLee Martin's writing has appeared in numero us publications\, including \;Harper&rsquo\;s\, Ms Magazine\, The Geor gia Review\, \;and \;The Kenyon Review\, \;and his work has be en anthologized in \;The Best American Essays and \;The Best Ameri can Mystery Stories. His books have been widely translated and have won nu merous awards\, including a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers aw ard. He is the winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction and fell owships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council . A native Midwesterner\, he teaches in the MFA program at The Ohio State University. \;
\nCONVERSATION
\nThao Thai is the author of Banyan Moon\, the July 2023 Read w ith Jenna title\, Barnes &\; Noble Discover Pick\, and Book of the Mont h selection. Banyan Moon was also selected by booksellers as an IndieNext pick. The novel was awarded the Crook's Corner Book Prize and longlisted f or the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. A recipient of the 2024 Ohi o Arts Council&rsquo\;s Individual Excellence Award\, her work has been pu blished in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, WIRED\, Elle\, Lit Hub\, and other publications. She lives in central Ohio with her husband and daughte r.
\nBOOKS
\nCopies of The Evening Sh ades and other Lee Martin titles\, as well as copies of Thao Thai 's Banyon Moon will also be available for purchase during the event from Beanbag Books. The author will personalize and sign copies after the presentation.
\n< strong>SPECIAL THANKS
\n\nTo the Friends of the Delaware County Distr ict Library for sponsoring the event. \;
\nTo Beanbag Books for making book sales possible.
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