Authors on Tap: Daniel Gumbiner and Anne K. YoderAbout this Event
Please join us in person on Thursday, October 5th at 7:00pm central to help celebrate Daniel Gumbiner's new novel, Fire in the Canyon. Daniel will be in conversation with Anne K. Yoder!
About Fire in the Canyon:
A new novel from National Book Award nominee Daniel Gumbiner about a California grape-grower, his family, and the climate disaster that upends their quiet lives.
Since his release from Pr*son after serving an eighteen-month sentence for growing cannabis, Ben Hecht's life has settled into a familiar routine. On his farm in the foothills of California, he stays busy cultivating a dozen acres of grapes and tending to a flock of mistrustful sheep. Meanwhile, from her desk in their old redwood barn, his novelist wife, Ada, continues to work on what may be her most important book yet. When their only son, Yoel, comes home from Los Angeles for a rare visit, Ben is forced to confront their long troubled relationship, which has continued to degrade in recent years. But before the two of them can truly address their past, a wildfire sweeps through the region, forcing the Hecht family to flee to the coast, and setting into motion a chain of events that will transform them all.
This is a story about grape growing and wine, financial and familial struggles, and the peculiar characters and unlikely heroes one will always find in small-town California. Through the experiences of the Hechts and the escalating challenges that face their community, Fire in the Canyon is an intimate look at the lives of those already living through the climate crisis.
About the authors:
Daniel Gumbiner’s first book, The Boatbuilder, was nominated for the National Book Award and a finalist for the California Book Awards. He is the Editor of The Believer and a 2022–23 Hermitage Fellow. He lives in Oakland, CA.
Anne K. Yoder is the author of the novel The Enhancers, which was featured as a must-read at WIRED, Vulture, and Nylon. Her writing has appeared in Fence, BOMB, and NY Tyrant, and has been recognized in Best American Nonrequired Reading. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks and is a member of the Chicago-based publishing and arts collective, Meekling Press.
About the event:
This is a free, in person event and registration is required. Please click on the link below to register for free. Daniel and Anne will be happy to sign/personalize copies of their books after the event! Can't make it to the event? Signed copies will be available for purcahse in store and online and we ship nationally!
Event Venue
Exile in Bookville, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States
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