The Cannon Beach library’s NW Authors Series will host author Miriam Gershow on Saturday, May 16th at 2:00pm in the library. This is a free event, and books will be available for sale and signing.
Gershow’s newest novel, Closer is a powerful and timely story set in small-town Oregon. Tragedy ensues after a racist incident erupts, and the shockwaves spread throughout an entire community. Thought-provoking and deeply human, Closer explores the ways that relationships are fractured and ultimately reshaped.
The New York Times praised Gershow’s writing as “unusually credible and precise” and “deftly heartbreaking.” Closer is her second novel to be nominated for an Oregon Book Award.
Her other novels include Survival Tips and The Local News, and her short stories have been featured in many leading literary journals and anthologies. She’s also been awarded an Independent Publisher Book Award, a Pencraft Award, and an Oregon Literary Fellowship. Gershow lives with her family in Eugene, where she teaches writing at the University of Oregon.
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