May Third Thursday: The Great Outdoors: Bringing the Natural World into Your Writing
May 20, 2021 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM CDT
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Join us in May for this timely conversation with three remarkable writers – Matt Bell, David Marquis, and Julie Poole – whose work shines a literary light on the natural world:
A novel that is part speculative epic, part tech thriller, part reinvented fairy tale, that touches on climate change; corporate, civic, and familial responsibility; manifest destiny; and the myths and legends that sustain us all.
A meditation on water as metaphor for social change, based on the author’s experiences as an environmental activist.
A poetic botanical index that explores the history and science of human interaction with the natural world.
The conversation will be moderated by WLT Executive Director Becka Oliver.
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Buy our panelists books and support indie bookstores! You can find our May Third Thursday book list here.
Featured Presenter(s)
Matt Bell is the author most recently of the novels Appleseed (a New York Times Notable Book of 2021), Scrapper (a Michigan Notable Book), and In the House upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods (a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award). His stories have appeared in Best American Mystery Stories, Esquire, Tin House, Conjunctions, Fairy Tale Review, Gulf Coast, and many other publications. A native of Michigan, he now teaches creative writing at Arizona State University.
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David Marquis is a writer and activist who lives in Dallas, Texas. Throughout his career he has worked to create lasting, positive social change in the environment, education, and human rights. Raised in West Texas during the drought of the 1950’s, he has an abiding interest in water and conservation issues.
Coming from a family of storytellers, he has written and performed multiple one-person stage shows, including I AM A TEACHER, which toured for almost 20 years. The River Always Wins, Mr. Marquis’ new book, is published by Deep Vellum Publishing. It is about water as a metaphor for hope in our troubled times.
He dedicates his environmental work and advocacy to his three grandchildren, that he might leave the world a better place for them and for future generations. - Matt Bell
