

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Good Animal with Sara Maurer
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with Michigan author Sara Maurer! We are thrilled to celebrate and discuss A Good Animal, which is a favorite among our booksellers, and is set in the farm country outside Sault Ste. Marie.

We love seeing who is planning to join us! Your RSVP helps us prepare to host you. You can RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/sara-maurer-sbgr

About the Book:

"A stunning, unforgettable, and deeply American novel." —Julia Phillips, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of Bear and Disappearing Earth

"Maurer’s prose is undeniably beautiful and evocative." —Kirkus Reviews

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age debut novel by a stunning new voice in fiction, for readers of Barbara Kingsolver and Ann Patchett.

Staying is his dream. Leaving is hers. One secret threatens them both.

In the farm country outside Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan—a border town where life moves slow and dreams run fast—most kids want out. Not Everett Lindt. He’s set on staying put, rebuilding his family’s sheep farm, and carving a future from the land he loves.

Then he meets Mary, a new girl in town with restless energy and bigger plans. When their relationship reaches a crossroads, Everett sees a life together. Mary, however, is desperate to find a way out. Together, they make an impulsive choice—one that could change everything.

Tense, lyrical, and deeply felt, Sara Maurer's unforgettable debut breathtakingly captures the ache of first love, the beauty and brutality of rural life, and how one decision can echo through generations and shape who we become.

About the Author:

Sara Maurer lives with her family in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She earned her bachelor's degree from Albion College and master's from Eastern Michigan University. She honed her creative writing craft while completing Stanford's Continuing Studies Novel Writing Certificate program. Her short fiction can be found in Dunes Review, Hominum Journal, and The Twin Bill. A Good Animal is her first novel.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/a-good-animal-with-sara-maurer/200029714286420
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://schulerbooks.com/event/good-animal-sara-maurer?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grand+rapids-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Schuler Books (Grand Rapids)
- **lat**: 42.91144
- **long**: -85.60141
- **full address**: Schuler Books (Grand Rapids), 2660 28th Street SE,Grand Rapids,MI,United States

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- **organizer**: Schuler Books (https://allevents.in/org/schuler-books/3838288)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Schuler Books (Grand Rapids), 2660 28th Street SE,Grand Rapids,MI,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Schuler Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, kids
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about A Good Animal with Sara Maurer ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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