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Location: Street: Wilmette Community Recreation Center Auditorium Additional: 3000 Glenview Rd. City: Wilmette, Province: Illinois Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Jess Walter-"Beautiful Ruins" Award-winning author Jess Walter will be at Warwick's on Monday, April 22nd at 7:30pm to discuss and sign Beautiful Ruins. Reserved Seating is available, please contact the Warwick's Book Dept. at (858) 454-0347 for details. The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an actress, he soon learns, an American starlet, and she is dying.
And the story begins again today, half a world away, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio's back lot—searching for the mysterious woman he last saw at his hotel decades earlier.
What unfolds is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel, spanning fifty years and nearly as many lives. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Walter introduces us to the tangled lives of a dozen unforgettable characters: the starstruck Italian innkeeper and his long-lost love; the heroically preserved producer who once brought them together and his idealistic young assistant; the army veteran turned fledgling novelist and the rakish Richard Burton himself, whose appetites set the whole story in motion—along with the husbands and wives, lovers and dreamers, superstars and losers, who populate their world in the decades that follow. Gloriously inventive, constantly surprising, Beautiful Ruins is a story of flawed yet fascinating people, navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams.
Location: Street: 7812 Girard Ave City: La Jolla, Province: California Postal Code: 92037 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Hailed by critics and loved by readers of literary and historical fiction, Beautiful Ruins is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later. (added from IndieBound)Get Lit!: Jess Walter & Shawn Vestal The readings will be followed by a brief Q&A and the authors will be available to sign books in the lobby afterward. Books will be available for sale on site. Jess Walter’s sixth novel, Beautiful Ruins, was featured on more than a dozen publications’ “Best of 2012” lists—including the New York Times, Esquire, and Entertainment Weekly. Now, Walter is starting 2013 strong with his debut collection of short fiction, We live in water. The men who populate these stories are white-collar criminals, zombie-apocalypse survivors, and stalkers, all searching for redemption and all struggling, most of all, against themselves. Says one reviewer, Walter’s “generosity of spirit, coupled with (his) seeming inability to look away from the messy bits, elevates these stories from dirges to symphonies.” Spokesman-Review columnist and McSweeney’s contributor Shawn Vestal will read from his newly published debut collection of short fiction, Godforsaken Idaho (April 2013). In these nine stories, lost souls wander through a tragicomic vision of the afterlife, a man’s attempt to sever ties with his faith takes a grisly turn, and a young Joseph Smith sets out to find buried treasure. Kirkus Reviews called it “a provocative and revelatory debut,” while fellow author Jess Walter has praised it as being “wickedly funny, surprisingly profound.” A conversation between the authors and the audience will be facilitated by fiction writer and associate professor of creative writing at EWU, Sam Ligon. Ligon, who edits the literary journal Willow Springs, also had a hand in shaping many of the stories in both We live in water and Godforsaken Idaho. Join this trio of writers and friends for captivating stories, insight into the writing process, and certainly many laughs. Cost: Free and open to the public, $5 suggested donation
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Location: Street: Barrister Winery Additional: 1213 West Railroad Avenue City: Spokane, Province: Washington Postal Code: 99201-0214 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Reading/Q&A/Signing with Jess Walter Jess returns to Auntie’s to present his latest release, a collection of short stories titled We Live in Water. Location: Street: Auntie's Main/ Main Floor Additional: 402 W Main Ave City: Spokane, Province: Washington Postal Code: 99201-0214 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)Jess Walter (Signing) Jess Walter is an Edgar award winner, a national bestselling author and a favorite speaker we are proud to claim as Spokane’s own. Walter will be on hand to sign copies of his books, including his latest, Beautiful ruins. Location: Street: Auntie's Bookstore/Main Floor Additional: 402 W. Main Ave. City: Spokane, Province: Washington Postal Code: 99201-0214 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Jess Walter Jess Walter promotes Beautiful Ruins. Jess Walter, the acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, will read from and sign his new novel Beautiful Ruins ($25.99 HarperCollins), the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962, and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later. Gloriously inventive, constantly surprising, Beautiful Ruins is a story of flawed yet fascinating people, navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams. (jpmoore)… (more) Meet "Beautiful Ruins" author Jess Walter | The Arizona Republic's August pick Changing Hands Bookstore is proud to partner with The Arizona Republic for their monthly "Republic Recommends" selections. August's pick: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. 7pm, Friday August 17 • Meet Jess Walter National Book Award finalist and Edgar Award-winning author Jess Walter visits with his New York Times bestselling novel Beautiful Ruins. It's the Arizona Republic's current "Republic Recommends" selection, which means it's 25% OFF all month!
The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an actress, he soon learns, an American starlet, and she is dying.
And the story begins again today, half a world away, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio's back lot—searching for the mysterious woman he last saw at his hotel decades earlier.
What unfolds is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel, spanning fifty years and nearly as many lives. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Walter introduces us to the tangled lives of a dozen unforgettable characters: the starstruck Italian innkeeper and his long-lost love; the heroically preserved producer who once brought them together and his idealistic young assistant; the army veteran turned fledgling novelist and the rakish Richard Burton himself, whose appetites set the whole story in motion—along with the husbands and wives, lovers and dreamers, superstars and losers, who populate their world in the decades that follow.
Read a Randy Cordova's review of Beautiful Ruins in The Arizona Republic here »
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jess Walter is the author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, the Edgar Award-winning Citizen Vince, Land of the Blind, and the New York Times Notable Book Over Tumbled Graves. He is also a career journalist whose work has appeared in Newsweek, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his family. More »
Location: Street: 6428 S McClintock Dr. City: Tempe, Province: Arizona Postal Code: 85283 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)JESS WALTER, BEAUTIFUL RUINS--FICTION Beautiful Ruins, the enthralling new novel from National Book Award finalist and Edgar Award winner Jess Walter, is at once an elegiac romance, a comedy of human foibles, and an incisive meditation on our contemporary obsession with celebrity culture. Spanning fifty years, Walter's expertly orchestrated narrative alternates between a tiny coastal village in Italy in 1962 and present-day Hollywood, as an endearingly flawed parade of intertwined characters navigate the realities of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams.
Jess Walter is the author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, the Edgar Award-winning Citizen Vince, Land of the Blind, and the New York Times Notable Book Over Tumbled Graves. He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his family.
Location: Street: 1200 11th St City: Bellingham, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98225-7015 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Jess Walter signs Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter signs Beautiful Ruins. Friday June 29th at Noon - Jess Walter signs Beautiful Ruins On an Italian coastline in 1962, a young innkeeper sees a vision of stunning beauty – a young, American starlet – and is heartbroken to learn she is dying. 50 years later, in Hollywood, an elderly Italian man appears on a studio backlot, searching for a woman he hasn’t seen since 1962. A story of mystery, romance and enduring love. (Doesn’t appear to involve crime but we’ll follow Jess anywhere he goes!) He will be on hand to sign books and speak informally to his fans. All we ask is you purchase one of his new books at our store, so we can continue to host these great events! (SeaMystery)… (more)
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