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X-WR-CALNAME:Eric Puchner: "Dream State" 
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DESCRIPTION:Cece is in love. She has arrived early at her future in-laws’
  lake house in Salish\, Montana\, to finish planning her wedding to Charli
 e\, a young doctor with a brilliant life ahead of him. Charlie has asked G
 arrett\, his best friend from college\, to officiate the ceremony\, though
  Cece can’t imagine anyone more ill-suited for the task—an airport bag
 gage handler haunted by a tragedy from his and Charlie’s shared past. Bu
 t as Cece spends time with Garrett\, his gruff mask slips\, and she grows 
 increasingly uncertain about her future. And why does Garrett\, after meet
 ing Cece\, begin to feel\, well\, human again? As a contagious stomach flu
  threatens to scuttle the wedding\, and Charlie and Garrett’s friendship
  is put to the ultimate test\, Cece must decide between the life she’s d
 reamed of and a life she’s never imagined.\n\n \n\nThe events of that su
 mmer have long-lasting repercussions\, not only on the three friends caugh
 t in its shadow but also on their children\, who struggle to escape their 
 parents’ story. Spanning fifty years and set against the backdrop of a r
 apidly warming Montana\, Dream State explores what it means to live with t
 he mistakes of the past—both our own and the ones we’ve inherited.  \n
 \n \n\nWritten with humor\, precision\, and enormous heart\, both a love l
 etter and an elegy to the American West\, Dream State is a thrillingly amb
 itious ode to the power of friendship\, the weird weather of marriage\, an
 d the beauty of impermanence.\n\n \n\nEric Puchner will be joined in conve
 rsation by award-winning author Danielle Evans. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author:
  \n\nEric Puchner is the author of the story collection Music Through the 
 Floor\, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction
  Award\; the novel Model Home\, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner 
 Award in Fiction\; and a second short story collection\, Last Day on Earth
 . His short stories and personal essays have appeared in GQ\, Granta\, Tin
  House\, Best American Short Stories\, and more. He has received an Award 
 in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an asso
 ciate professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.\n\n \
 n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nDanielle Evans is the author of the award-winn
 ing story collections The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You 
 Suffocate Your Own Fool Self. She is a professor in The Writing Seminars a
 t Johns Hopkins University. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program:\n\nTo attend in pe
 rson please register here.Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm.
  A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.
 Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the F
 ranklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm.  Ask Pratt event 
 staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free ev
 ent will be presented in-person and virtually.
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LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Reading Room 
SUMMARY:Eric Puchner: "Dream State" 
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CATEGORIES:Writers LIVE!
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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