Novelists Rebekah Anderson (The Grand Promise) and Shawn Vestal (Godforsaken Idaho and Daredev ils) will read from and sign their books at the Liberty Park Library. Thank you to Auntie's Bookstore for selling signed copies of the authors' titles.
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\nAbout The Grand Promise a nd Rebekah Anderson
\nRebekah Anderson's debut novel\, The Grand Promise\, is a work of literary fiction about the real communities i n Eastern Washington that were impacted by the construction of the Grand C oulee Dam on the Columbia River. The book was called "a thoughtful look" b y Kirkus Reviews and "enthralling" by Publisher's Weekly . Anderson is a third-generation Washington native \;whose family came to the Pacific Northwest as a result of the Homesteading Act\, and Th e Grand Promise is inspired by her family history. She earned an MFA in Fiction from New York University\, where she worked under the mentorshi p of E.L. Doctorow. Learn more at RebekahLAnderson.com.
\nAbout Shawn Vestal
\nSha wn Vestal is a columnist for The Spokesman-Review and the author of the no vel Daredevils\, which won the Washington Book Award\, and the short-story collection Godforsaken Idaho\, which won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for debut fiction. A graduate of Eastern Washington University's creative writing program\, he now teaches at the school. He lives in Spokane with h is wife and son.
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