J.R. Dawson - The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
Presented by Left Bank Books & Left Bank Books Foundation
Join us as we welcome J.R. Dawson, Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing. We are thrilled to host one of the brightest stars in fantasy!
"I love J.R. Dawson's writing, and with The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, her magic is on full display--creating a world that is hopeless, broken, even brutal, yet with so much depth and understanding that the story becomes a lighthouse of its own."--Ryka Aoki, award-winning author of Light from Uncommon Stars
"An earnest, heartfelt read set in a moody, otherworldly Chicago steeped in loss and history."--Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When Among Crows
Dawson will be in conversation with Left Bank Books GM Danielle King.
Dawson will personalize and sign copies after the presentation! Personalized and signed copies will be available to be mailed anywhere in the country. For personalized copies, please order before noon on July 30th.
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About the Speakers
J.R. Dawson (she/they) is the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing. Her shorter works can be found in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and Rich Horton's Year's Best. Dawson currently lives in Minnesota with her loving wife. She teaches at Drexel University's MFA program for Creative Writing, and fills her free time with keeping her three chaotic dogs out of trouble.
Danielle King is the general manager for Left Bank Books.
About The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World is a powerful and poignant contemporary Queer fantasy perfect for fans of Hadestown and Under the Whispering Door
At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, there is a waystation for the dead. Every night, the newly-departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives, before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.
Nera has spent decades watching her father--the ferryman of the dead--sail across the lake, each night just like the last.
But tonight, something is wrong.
The Station's lighthouse has started to flicker out. The terrifying, ghostly Haunts have multiplied in the city. And now a person--a living person--has found her way onto the boat.
Her name is Charlie. She followed a song. And she is searching for someone she lost.
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