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READER MEET WRITER: KIM POWERS WITH LOUIS BAYARD

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Join us for an online event with

Kim Powers

in conversation with

Louis Bayard

Tuesday, August 11

4:00 PM CDT

*If you elect to attend the event, you will receive a link and password the morning of the event.*

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Order Kim's latest book - Rules for Being Dead - below, call us at (901) 922-5526, or stop by the store to purchase your copy!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

It's the late 1960s in McKinney, Texas. At the downtown theater and the local drive-in, movies--James Bond, My Fair Lady, Alfie, and Dr. Zhivago--feed the dreams and obsessions of a ten-year-old Clarke who loves Audrey, Elvis, his family, and the handsome boy in the projector booth. Then Clarke loses his beloved mother, and no one will tell him how she died. No one will tell her either. She is floating above the trees and movie screens of McKinney, trapped between life and death, searching for a glimpse of her final moments on this earth. Clarke must find the shattering truth, which haunts this darkly humorous and incredibly moving novel.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kim Powers is a two-time Emmy winner and author of the novels Capote in Kansas and Dig Two Graves, as well as the memoir The History of Swimming, a Barnes & Noble Discover Award winner and Lambda Literary Award finalist for Best Memoir of the Year. He also wrote the screenplay for the festival-favorite indie film Finding North and the new play Sidekicked, a "one broad comedy" about Vivian Vance. Powers is the Senior Writer for ABC's 20/20, part of the team that has received three consecutive Edward R. Murrow Awards. A native Texan, he received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. In 2007, he was selected by Out Magazine for the influential "Out 100" list. He lives in Manhattan and Asbury Park, NJ.

ABOUT LOUIS BAYARD:

Louis Bayard is a New York Times Notable Book author and has been shortlisted for both the Edgar and Dagger awards for his historical thrillers, which include The Pale Blue Eye, Lucky Strikes, and Mr. Timothy. His most recent novel was the critically acclaimed Courting Mr. Lincoln. He lives in Washington, D.C., and teaches at George Washington University. Visit him online at www.louisbayard.com.

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Event date: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 4:00pm
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Rules for Being Dead By Kim Powers Cover Image
$25.95
ISBN: 9781949467352
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Blair - August 4th, 2020