Name: David Wroblewski | Familiaris
Start: 2024-08-01T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-08-01T19:30:00-06:00
Location: The King's English Bookshop

TKE welcomes bestselling author David Wroblewski, who will discuss and sign his new book: Familiaris.
About this Event

TKE welcomes bestselling author David Wroblewski, who will discuss and sign his new book: Familiaris, the follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, it's the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name. This in-person event is open to the public and will take place at the bookshop.

Registration is required for this free event. Reserve your spot on Eventbrite here.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. You may also pre-order your signed copy of Familiaris to pick up at the event by either calling the store at 801-484-9100 or ordering online. If you cannot make this event, signed copies of Familiaris may be ordered from our website. Please specify in the comments if you would like your copy personalized. Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King's English.

About the book:

The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.

It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has gotten him into trouble ... again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start--and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose, and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends--human, animal, and otherworldly--to realize their dreams.

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, mysterious and enchanting, Familiaris takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the halls of a small-town automobile factory, through an epic midwestern firestorm and an ambitious WWII dog-training program, and far back into mankind's ancient past, examining the dynamics of love and friendship, the vexing nature of families, the universal desire to create something lasting and beautiful, and of course, the species-long partnership between Homo sapiens and Canis familiaris.