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Willy Vlautin
Aug 25 2012 5:00 pm
Aug 25 2012 6:30 pm
America/Los Angeles
Jonathan Evison and Willy Valutin will be here for a double header on Saturday August 25th at 5:00.
Jonathan Evison’s new book, Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, is daring, original, and full of heart. Jonathan's last book West of Here, winner of the PNBA Award, was number 1 on my top ten list of 2011.
Willy Vlautin is a talented fellow. Not only does he write award winning books, he is also the lead singer for Richmond Fontaine and a gifted songwriter. His last book, Lean on Pete, won big at the Oregon Book Awards, winning both the Ken Kesey Award and the Reader’s Choice Award. It is set mostly in Oregon and tells the story of a lonely teenager, Charley, who moves with his Dad from Spokane to a rental house in the Delta Park neighborhood of Portland and takes a part time job from an unsavory trainer at the race track. His only friend is Pete, a race horse on his last legs and treated poorly by Charley’s boss. When Charley’s Dad dies, the teenager falls through the cracks. The boy and the horse run away, but the world is not kind to run away teenagers and erstwhile, over the hill, race horses.
Vlautin’s first book, Motel Life, should appear in theaters soon. Set in Reno, it tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee, who live in cheap motels until a tragic, drunk driving, accident puts them on the run. Their belongings are meager, their claim on life tenuous.
Jonathan Evison’s new book, Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, is daring, original, and full of heart. Jonathan's last book West of Here, winner of the PNBA Award, was number 1 on my top ten list of 2011.
Any way Jonathan and Willy structure the event it will be fun. Perhaps our hopes for music will be granted too. Northline is positively haunting and beautiful, We are most pleased to be able to present this talented duo!
Please call 541-5903-2525, e-mail sunriverbooks@sunriverbooks.com or stop by to sign up to attend. The event is free, refreshments will be served, and there will be a drawing for door prizes.
Location:
- Street:
- PO Box 1990
- Additional:
- Sunriver Village Building 25C
- City:
- Sunriver ,
- Province:
- Oregon
- Postal Code:
- 97707
- Country:
- United States
