About this Event
Jim Ruland - Talk & Reading
Rediscovered Books and The Cabin are pleased to host author Jim Ruland for an engaging reading and talk about Jim's newest book, Mightier Than The Sword! Jim will share a captivating reading followed by an author talk where you'll get to hear insights and stories straight from the author. It’s the perfect chance to connect, learn, and chat about the book, the author, and all things lit. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity.
Books will be available for pre-order through the store, purchase with your ticket, or they will be available for sale at the event. Mightier Than The Sword releases on 10/27/26. You will be notified by text when your book is available for pick up.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
What do a gambler, a poet, a punk, and a writer of westerns have in common?
Four college professors embark on a crime spree in Northern Arizona in 1993. They start by robbing an off-campus bookstore, but when things don't go as planned, the book bandits are drawn into a bigger, bolder caper involving corrupt university officials, drug-dealing frat boys, Navajo ex-cons, and a mysterious golden pen. Steeped in the lore of the West, Mightier Than the Sword is a twisty, pulp take on the dirtiest job of them all: working as a part-time professor in a college town.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jim Ruland is an old punk who lives by the sea. He is the author of the novels Mightier than the Sword, Make It Stop and Forest of Fortune and the short story collection Big Lonesome. He is also the LA Times bestselling author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records, which was named a best book of 2022 by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair.Ruland is the co-author of Do What You Want with Bad Religion and My Damage with Keith Morris. The Repo Code: How Repo Man Brought Punk to the Masses and Became a Gen X Manifesto will be published summer 2027. In addition, Jim is a frequent contributor to the LA Times, a columnist for Razorcake fanzine, and a veteran of the US Navy.
Event venue & nearby stays
Rediscovered Bookshop, 1576 West Grove Street, Boise, United States
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