We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to di scuss her latest work\, \;The God of the Woods\, an instant&n bsp\;New York Times \;bestseller and one of NPR&rsquo\;s 2024 &ldquo\;Books We Love&rdquo\; highlights.
\nEarly morning\, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant\, Barbara Van Laar\, has gone missing. Barbara isn&rsquo\;t just any thirteen-year-old: she&rsquo\;s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and emp loys most of the region&rsquo\;s residents. And this isn&rsquo\;t the firs t time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara&rsquo\;s older brother si milarly vanished fourteen years ago\, never to be found.
\nAs a pani cked search begins\, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered s ecrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow\, Moore&rsquo\;s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore&rsquo\ ;s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
\nJoin us in conversa tion with Liz as we embark on a tale of thrilling twists and disturbing di sappearances. Register today to &ldquo\;enter the woods\,&rdquo\; if you d are! \;
\nLiz Moore is the author of five novels: \;The Words of Every Song\, Heft\, The Unseen World\, the New York Times bestselling \; Long Bright River\, \;and \;The God of the Woods. A winner of the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature\, she lives in Philadelphia an d teaches in the MFA program in Creative Writing at Temple University.
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