# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Laird Hunt returns to Symposium to discuss his story cycle, "Float Up, Sing Down"!!!About this EventJoin us on Saturday, March 14th at 4pm as we host Laird Hunt, who will be discussing his latest book, a story cycle entitled Float Up, Sing Down. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase.*Moderator TBDAbout the book:Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionLaird Hunt's “revelatory (NYT)” story collection capturing one summer's day in the Indiana community where the beloved National Book Award Finalist Zorrie bloomed.Candy Wilson has forgotten to buy the paprika. Turner Davis needs to get his zinnias in. Della Dorner told her mother she was going to the Galaxy Swirl, but that's not where she's really headed on her new Schwinn five-speed.Float Up, Sing Down is the story of a single day. But in that day, how much teeming life! The residents of this rural town have their routines, their preferences, their joys, grudges, and regrets. Gossip is paramount. Lives are entwined. Retired sheriffs climb corn bins and muse on lost love, French teachers throw firecrackers out of barn windows, and teenagers borrow motorcycles to ride the back roads.Each of the fourteen stories of Float Up, Sing Down follows one character's day in the life in one of Hunt's most beloved and enduring landscapes. In the tradition of Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Elizabeth Strout, and Edward P. Jones, this is a symphony of souls, a masterful portrait of both loneliness and community by one of our great limners of American experience.About the author:Laird Hunt's most recent novel, Zorrie, was a finalist for the National Book Award.Hunt has been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won the Anisfield­-Wolf Book Award for Fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine, and Italy's Bridge Book Award. A Guggenheim Fellow, Hunt teaches in the Department of Literary Arts at Brown University and lives in Providence.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/providence/author-event-laird-hunts-float-up-sing-down/100001983650321510
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 22.1, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Providence
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Symposium Books
- **lat**: 41.82277029999999
- **long**: -71.4125449
- **full address**: Symposium Books, 240 Westminster Street, Providence, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down" being held?
  - **A:** Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down" takes place on Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Symposium Books, 240 Westminster Street, Providence, United States.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down"?
  - **A:** Tickets for Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down" are priced at USD 22 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral Admission w/book includedUSD 22 + USD 3 feeAvailableGeneral Admission w/out book includedFreeAvailable
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down"?
  - **A:** Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down" is organized by Symposium Books Staff.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down" is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Providence, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Author Event! Laird Hunt's "Float Up, Sing Down" sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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