Kevin Brockmeier

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"Kevin Brockmeier is the author of The Brief History of the Dead, The Truth about Celia, Things That Fall from the Sky, and two children's novels. He has taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and his stories have appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, McSweeney's and The Best American ... (more)Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, and Granta's Best of Young American Novelists. Brockmeier will read from and sign his new book The View From the Seventh Layer ($21.95 Pantheon), a collection of stories both daring and moving, and crafted with the remarkable voice and vision that have become hallmarks of his acclaimed fiction."

KEVIN BROCKMEIER: THE VIEW FROM THE SEVENTH LAYER 7pm New York Times bestselling author Kevin Brockmeier (The Brief History of the Dead) visits with his latest story collection, The View from the Seventh Layer, thirteen tales which, according to Publishers Weekly, "show Brockmeier's mastery of the tricky ... (more)intersection between fantasy and realism." His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, Granta's Best Young American Novelists, and elsewhere.

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