He visits to bring their near-triumphs to light. But if character names like Ash, Brisco County Jr., and Autolycus mean nothing to you, then you definitely want to show up on 7-17. If Chins Could Kill is an irreverent, oddly touching memoir of Campbell's life in horror films, space operas, and the occasional hit, a tale of ambition, grit, and gallons of Karo syrup-based fake blood. Don't miss this chance to meet its author. Mr. Chaon visits to share his works, in which men and women wonder what mistake, what circumstance, what accident, what decision brought them to their current state.
Families instinctively try to stay together, a daunting task as their lives give way to chaos.
Now Ms. Nissen visits for The Good People of New York , a novel about a loud and proud New York Jew, her unlikely marriage, and her fierce devotion to her daughter. This is a voice I'd follow anywhere. But this was nowhere near as difficult as what would come in April 1990, when Jim's father, a former Cleveland judge, decided to spend a month with his son in the exotic land. Serendib is Jim Toner's engaging, funny, vivid account of the month the father and son spent bonding through each challenge, how a Catholic in a Buddhist land learned the customs of a people.