Jonathan Evison
in Conversation with VB Owner Paul Hanson
Monday, June 7, 6pm Join us as we welcome this acclaimed bestselling author to our virtual Readings Gallery!
Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison
available now, hardcover, Algonquin
Evison has gifted us with yet another gem of a book...and more. Legends of the North Cascades is full of heart and wonder. Anyone living in the upper corner of the Pacific Northwest feels the immensity of the landscape, the healing properties of nature, and forests laced with magical realism. These are fully present in the lives of these characters, people that are so wholly realized and rendered that they'll become a part of your life. The tender ending of this novel brought tears to my eyes and have lingered long after I closed the book. –Paul
A Virtual Book Launch Jonathan Evison does it again in this heartfelt and unexpectedly suspenseful novel set in our own backyard! Ancient past and poignant present intersect to tell a tale of adventure, survival and grief centering around sevenyear-old wise-beyond-her-years Bella and her dad who becomes infamously referred to as "Cave Dave" by the people in town who are more than suspicious of his off the grid lifestyle. –Emily
Jonathan Evison is the best-selling author of five other novels, including The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, and Lawn Boy.
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New Fiction That Summer
The Last Thing He Told Me
by Jennifer Weiner
available now, hardcover, Atria Books
Every one of Jennifer Weiner's books are great, they are full of female complexities, family that are difficult at best, and friends that are needed. In this book Daisy starts to get emails intended for a woman named Diana, and Diana's life seems to be much more fun than Daisy's. A perfect book for a summer day. –Kelly E.
The Cellist :
Mystery!
A Gabriel Allon Novel
by Daniel Silva
available in July, hardcover, Harper
Master of international intrigue Daniel Silva follows up his acclaimed bestsellers The Order, The New Girl, and The Other Woman with this riveting, action-packed tale of espionage and suspense featuring art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon.
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by Laura Dave
available now, hardcover, Simon & Schuster
A woman thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears. With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a riveting mystery, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn.
What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
available in July, hardcover, Knopf
For fans of Patricia Engel's Infinite Country or Daniel Nayeri's Everything Sad is Untrue comes a tale of the invisible borders that divide us in the most visible ways. Told in alternating chapters of before and after a shipwreck, you'll gain insights into the human spirit through the eyes and ears of young Amir. –Emily
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