About this Event
Join us for a special evening with bestselling author Patrick deWitt in conversation with Octavia Bright as we celebrate Dodge City. Patrick's thrilling novel about a young man on an amphetamine fueled cross-country road trip fleeing the draft for the safe haven of Canada. A sweeping portrait of a country in flux and a family in disarray, Dodge City is a beautiful and raucous exploration of family, belonging, love and war. Deeply moving and delightfully off-kilter.
Patrick deWitt is the author of The Librarianist and French Exit (both national bestsellers); The Sisters Brothers (a New York Times bestseller short-listed for the Booker Prize); and the critically acclaimed Undermajordomo Minor and Ablutions. Born in British Columbia, Canada, he now resides in Portland, Oregon.
Octavia Bright is a writer and broadcaster. She co-hosts Literary Friction, the literary podcast and NTS Radio show, with Carrie Plitt. Her writing has been published in a number of magazines including the White Review, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Wasafiri, Somesuch Stories, and The Sunday Times, amongst others. Her first book This Ragged Grace is published by Canongate.
Please Note: The Book & Ticket option includes a copy of Dodge City (RRP £18.99) to be collected on the night.
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Event venue & nearby stays
Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
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