Wally Lamb celebrates The River is Waiting on June 3rd at 6pm

Join and Barnes & Noble Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 3rd at 6pm at Barnes & Noble Philadelphia (1708 Chestnut Street) for a discussion and celebration of the paperback release of an “incandescent” (Oprah Daily) novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness.

He will be joined in conversation by .

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for the discussion-based portion of the event are sold out but you may register for a signing-line only ticket. Please see details below.

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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the guidelines below before registering for a ticket so that you know what to expect on the day of the event.

General Admission Ticket ***LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE:

• Registering for a General Admission Ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion and signing.
• Seating: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Standing Room-Only: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. In the event all seating is filled, ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience -- some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.

Signing Line Only Ticket ***LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE:

• Registering for a Signing-Line Only ticket guarantees place in the signing line.
• Attendees registered for a signing-line only ticket will not be admitted to the event space, but will be able to meet the author after the event concludes and get a copy of their book signed.
• Books for the signing line must be purchased from the B&N Philadelphia.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

--Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

--Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

--The exact time at which the event ends will be determined on the night of the event. To avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to arrive on time for the event.

--All event guidelines are subject to change.

--If you have any additional questions, please can call the store directly at: (267) 234-9790.

--Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.

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Wally Lamb is the author of seven New York Times bestselling novels: The River Is Waiting, I’ll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin’ and Hopin’, The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone. Lamb also edited Couldn’t Keep It to Myself and I’ll Fly Away, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women’s Pr*son in Connecticut, where he was a volunteer facilitator for twenty years. Lamb lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and they have three sons.

ABOUT The River Is Waiting

Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to Pr*son, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a Pr*son librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?
An “immersive novel of redemption” (The New Yorker), The River Is Waiting is another “soul-wrenching” (NPR) masterpiece from celebrated author Wally Lamb.

Elise Juska’s previous novels include If We Had Known and The Blessings. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the Missouri Review, Gettysburg Review, Ploughshares, the Hudson Review, Electric Literature, and other publications. She is the recipient of the Alice Hoffman Prize from Ploughshares, and her work has been cited by the Best American Short Stories and Pushcart Prize anthologies. She lives with her family outside Philadelphia.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia, 1708 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United States

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