Lily King - Five Tuesdays in Winter

Lily King - Five Tuesdays in Winter

Thursday, Nov 18, 2021 7:00 PM

Location:
Inman Park United Methodist Church
1015 Edgewood Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30087

With "Writers & Lovers" and "Euphoria," Lily King’s books catapulted onto bestseller and best-of-the-year lists across the country and established her as one of our most “brilliant” (New York Times Book Review), “wildly talented” (Chicago Tribune), and beloved authors in contemporary fiction. Now, for the first time ever, King collects ten of her finest short stories–half published in leading literary magazines and half brand new–opening fresh realms of discovery for avid and new readers alike.

A Cappella Books proudly welcomes King to the Inman Park United Methodist Church on Thursday, November 18, at 7 PM. The author will talk about her latest book, "Five Tuesdays in Winter."

To ensure the safety of our guests, capacity is limited. Purchase a ticket to reserve your seat.

A note on the types of tickets available for the event:

-Each ADMIT 1 TICKET includes ONE signed copy of the book.

-Each ADMIT 2 TICKET includes ONE signed copy of the book. Couples or friends who are attending this event together should purchase an ADMIT 1 TICKET if each person would like to receive a signed copy of "Five Tuesdays in Winter."

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Seating is general admission. If you do not wish to purchase a ticket, any remaining seating available on the night of the program will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to the event will be required to enter the venue. Masks are required.

Please note: Although tickets are non-refundable, if you cannot attend, your ticket still entitles you to a signed copy of the book.  A Cappella Books will hold your book for one month from the date of the event. You may pick it up in-store or call us to request shipping. 

About the Book

Told in the intimate voices of unique and endearing characters of all ages, these tales explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. A bookseller’s unspoken love for his employee rises to the surface, a neglected teenage boy finds much-needed nurturing from an unlikely pair of college students hired to housesit, a girl’s loss of innocence at the hands of her employer’s son becomes a catalyst for strength and confidence, and a proud nonagenarian rages helplessly in his granddaughter’s hospital room. Romantic, hopeful, brutally raw, and unsparingly honest, some even slipping into the surreal, these stories are, above all, about King’s enduring subject of love.

Lily King’s literary mastery, her spare and stunning prose, and her gift for creating lasting and treasured characters is on full display in this curated selection of short fiction. "Five Tuesdays" in Winter showcases an exhilarating new form for this extraordinarily gifted author writing at the height of her career.

About the Author

Lily King is The New York Times bestselling author of five novels: "The Pleasing Hour" (1999), "The English Teacher" (2005), "Father of the Rain" (2010), "Euphoria" (2014), and "Writers & Lovers" (2020). Her story collection, "Five Tuesdays in Winter," will be published in November 2021. Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction (twice), The Maine Fiction Award (twice), a Whiting Award, and the B&N Discover Award. She has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and an alternate for the PEN/Hemingway. Lily lives in Portland, Maine.