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Monday, June 23, 7:00 pm
Jincy Willett
The Writing Class
from the publisher, St. Martin's Press:
The acclaimed author of Winner of the National Book Award brings us a darkly comic novel about a writing group with a killer in their midst.
Amy Gallup is a reclusive widow whose only bright spot is the writing class that she teaches at the university extension. This semester's class is full of the usual suspects: the overly-enthusiastic student, the slacker, the prankster, and the undiscovered talent. But there's something different about this class--and the clues begin with a scary phone call and obscene threats instead of peer evaluations. Amy realizes that one of her students is a very sick puppy, and when a student is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect. Suspenseful, brilliantly written, and unexpectedly hilarious, Willett has crafted a novel that rivals her previous masterpieces.
JINCY WILLETT is a writer and editor. She is the author of
Jenny & the Jaws of Life
and
Winner of the National Book Award.
She lives in
Praise for
Winner of the National Book Award:
"A brilliant black comedy...Poignant and funny, mean and tender...exuberantly
original."
--Publisher's Weekly (starred
review)
"The funniest novel I have read, possibly ever. Brilliant, totally original."
--Augusten Burroughs, author of Running
with Scissors
"Cleverly constructed...Willett is a fearless writer, capable of
startling the reader into rueful laughter at every turn."
--Tom Perrotta, author of
"Riotous [and] hugely funny."
--The New York Times