About this Event
November 18th title: I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
A 2025 novel about Bud Stanley, an obituary writer who, after a drunken night, publishes his own obituary, leading him to being listed as dead in his company's system. This prevents him from being fired, giving him a forced second chance at life. As Bud awaits his fate at work, he does the only logical thing, with the help of his best friend and a new acquaintance, he goes to the wakes and funerals of total strangers to learn how to live again.
John Kenney is a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He has been a contributing writer for The New Yorker since 1999.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Clason's Point Library, 1215 Morrison Avenue, The Bronx, United States
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