![]() ![]() ![]() A full schedule of events is available here. This event is part of the 2018 Virginia Festival of the Book. It’s rare to find a book that so mercilessly, and beautifully, and honestly concerns itself with middle-aged life, with the tender, enduring, fraught relationships among aging siblings and their even more aged parents.” -Antonya Nelson, author of Talking in Bed “Janet Peery is a magnificent sentence-maker and a faithful reporter of the human condition…. Masterful descriptions of the natural world bump up against scenes of shocking violence, and you’re left in awe, wondering how the hell Chris Offutt managed to pull this book off.” -Richard Lange, author of The Smack It’s many things at once, all of them great. It’s a crime story, a novel of backwoods manners, and a family saga. “ Country Dark is grim and funny and touching. The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs, Janet Peery, 21st Annual Awards. Chris Offutt ( Country Dark) and Janet Peery ( The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs) discuss their novels and how familial complications can lead to both tension and an unbreakable bond. Fire is Your Water, James Minick, 21st Annual Awards. ![]()
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