A thoughtful\, measured speaker\, Tommy Or ange shares his thoughts on craft and his experience as a debut novelist w ith frankness and humor. Join us at the Orange Branch Library for this fre e\, after-hours event for the community. The evening's conversation will b e moderated by Amy Butcher and Karen Poremski. \;
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Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.
\nPresentation : 7:00 p.m.
\nQ&\;A: 7:45 p.m.
\nBook Signing: 8:00 p.m.
\n\nTommy Or
ange is the author of the New York Times bestselling nov
el There There\, a multi-generational\, relentlessly paced s
tory about a side of America few of us have ever seen: the lives of urban
Native Americans. There There was one of The New York Ti
mes Book Review&rsquo\;s 10 Best Books of the Year\, and won the Cent
er for Fiction&rsquo\;s First Novel Prize and the Pen/Hemingway Award.
Books will be sold on-site by Beanbag Books. Email Beanbag Books for advanced sales of the book. \;
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For more information on t his Speaker please visit www.prhspeak ers.com. \;
\nAmy Butcher \;is an essay ist and author of \;Mothertrucker\, \;a book that interro gates the realities of female fear\, abusive relationships\, and America&r squo\;s quiet epidemic of intimate partner violence set against the geogra phy of remote\, northern Alaska. The book earned critical praise from \;Publisher's Weekly\, Kirkus Reviews\, The Wall Str eet Journal\, Good Morning America\, CBS News\, The Chicago Review of Books\, The Oxford Review of Books\, Booklist\, and others. The \;Wall Street Journal \;called Mothertrucker "a rattling good story" that is "shot thr ough with poignant insights." \;Publisher&rsquo\;s Weekly \;called the book "tender and gripping\," writing\, &ldquo\;[Mothertr ucker] explores myriad issues with nuance and grace\, including Indig enous rights\, violence against women\, religious hypocrisy\, and environm ental concerns.&rdquo\; And \;Kirkus Reviews \;called the book "a searching and deeply empathetic memoir\," writing\, "[Mothert rucker] is a sobering reflection on verbal and psychological abuse [t hat] honors the healing power of female friendship and questions the natur e of divinity beyond its constricting patriarchal manifestations.&rdquo\; Excerpts of \;Mothertrucker \;also won a 2020 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council\, with judges calling the book "well researched\," "very well-written\," and "a positive antidote to the trauma of violence against women.&rdquo\; She serves as the Director of C reative Writing and an Associate Professor of English at Ohio Wesleyan Uni versity and teaches annually with the Sitka Fine Arts Camp in Sitka\, Alas ka. Learn more about Amy at www.amy ebutcher.com. \;
\nKaren Poremski recently retired from Ohio Wesleyan University as an Associate Professor of English . Her research from the last part of her career there examined how Native literature portrays the complex relationships between Native people\, muse ums\, and the objects in museums\; those articles appeared in \;St udies in American Indian Literature \;and \;Transmotion: a journal of Native literary and artistic survivance. In her teaching and service work\, she enjoyed sharing what she learned about Native lite ratures and cultures with students\, colleagues\, and friends. \;
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