About this Event
All are welcome to join for a presentation and signing with Kim Powers, author of RULES FOR BEING DEAD.
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Hope to see you there!
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About the Book
It’s the late 1960s in small-town McKinney, Texas. At the downtown theater and the local drive-in, movies—James Bond, My Fair Lady, Alfie, and Dr. Zhivago—feed the dreams and obsessions of a ten-year-old Clarke who loves Audrey, Elvis, his family, serial killers, Truman Capote, and the handsome boy in the projector booth. Then Clarke loses his beloved mother, and no one will tell him how she died. No one will tell HER either. She is floating above the trees and movie screens of McKinney, trapped between life and death, searching for a glimpse of her final moments on this earth. The shattering answer haunts Rules for Being Dead, Kim Powers’ darkly humorous, incredibly moving novel, reminiscent of The Lovely Bones and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, with a nod to Larry McMurtry’s iconic The Last Picture Show.
About the Author
Kim Powers is a two-time Emmy winning writer and author of the novels Rules for Being Dead; Capote in Kansas; and Dig Two Graves, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir The History of Swimming, a Barnes & Noble "Discover" Book and Lambda Literary Award finalist for Best Memoir of the Year. Sidekicked, his one-woman play about Vivian Vance (Ethel on I Love Lucy), has been performed around the country and is published by Concord Theatricals. He also wrote the festival favorite indie film Finding North. Powers is currently the Senior Writer for ABC's iconic 20/20, part of the team that has received an unprecedented four consecutive Edward R. Murrow Awards. A native Texan, he received an MFA in Dramaturgy from the Yale School of Drama.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Asbury Book Cooperative, 644A Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, United States
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