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Potluck meal followed by a scholar led discussion of the 2018 Big Read title.
Join us for a lively and engaging book discussion of the 2018 Pioneer Library System Big Read, Five Skies, by author Ron Carlson.
“The 2018 PLS Big Read is sponsored by Norman Arts Council, Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, and the Pioneer Library System Foundation.”
Get your free book by checking with the information desk. EBook and EAudio versions are also available on Overdrive. Ron Carlson, author of “Five Skies” will be keynote speaker at the Big Read finale events in mid-March. Watch for details.
“Five Skies” by Ron Carlson summary: Three men, all emotionally damaged in different ways, come together at the edge of a remote chasm in Idaho. Their task is to construct a ramp from which a motorcyclist will launch herself, a la Evel Knievel. Two are naturally taciturn, and their personal pains make them almost mute. The third is a callow 19-year-old; all three are seeking a refuge from their anguish.
The discussion will be led by award winning author Rilla Askew.
Rilla Askew is a novelist and short story writer. She now lives in Norman. She has a MFA in creative writing and has taught at Syracuse University, Brooklyn College, the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2003, she was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. Rilla is a great friend to Pioneer Library System and long-time supporter of the Big Read.
