\n<\/strong>Author talk, Liz Moore, Long Bright River<\/em> (Riverhead Books 1\/7\/2020)
\n<\/strong>Tickets required, free, reserve on Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
For event information and book orders, visit www.letsplaybooks.com <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Books are available to purchase in advance at Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore or reserve to be purchased at the event through www.letsplaybooks.com<\/a>. Books must be purchased from Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore to enter the signing line following the talk.<\/p>\n Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn\u2019t be more different. Then one of them goes missing.<\/strong> In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don\u2019t speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling.<\/p>\n Then Kacey disappears, suddenly, at the same time that a mysterious string of murders begins in Mickey\u2019s district, and Mickey becomes dangerously obsessed with finding the culprit\u2013and her sister\u2013before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters\u2019 childhood and adolescence,\u00a0Long Bright River\u00a0<\/em>is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate.<\/p>\n Advance praise for\u00a0Long Bright River<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u201cTHE BEST CRIME FICTION I\u2019VE READ IN A LONG TIME, IF NOT EVER\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Readers everywhere are swooning! From January IndieNext pick to the first\u00a0Good Morning America Book Club pick<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of the decade (check out GMA calling it the next Gone Girl)!\u00a0Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, labeling it a must-read and comparing it to the work of Dennis Lehane. It\u2019s also the New York Times Book Review’s\u00a0inaugural pick<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for their brand-new “Group Text” column, declaring that Liz Moore “should be a household name.” The NYT explains why this is the perfect book club pick: “Moore gives you a lot to chew on here: workplace ethics, geographic inertia, family loyalty. Her careful balance of the hard-bitten with the heartfelt is what elevates\u00a0Long Bright River<\/em>\u00a0from entertaining page-turner to a book that makes you want to call someone you love.”<\/p>\n \u201c[Moore\u2019s] careful balance of the hard-bitten with the heartfelt is what elevates\u00a0Long Bright River<\/em>\u00a0from entertaining page-turner to a book that makes you want to call someone you love.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 The New York Times Book Review<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong> Liz Moore <\/strong>is the author of the acclaimed novels\u00a0Heft\u00a0and\u00a0The Unseen World.\u00a0A winner of the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore<\/strong> is a full-service, general interest independent bookstore serving the Lehigh Valley. Located at 244 Main Street in Emmaus, the shop provides programs books and programming for adults, children, and schools, fostering a sense of community through reading for education and entertainment.\u00a0www.letsplaybooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n Bethlehem Area Public Library<\/strong> is located in Bethlehem, PA. The Library is a dedicated community partner committed to life-long learning, serving 114,175 residents of the City of Bethlehem and three surrounding municipalities. The Library strengthens our communities with an outstanding collection of print and digital resources, informative programs, and innovative services. www.bapl.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information and image provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\n\u201cThis is police procedural and a thriller par excellence, one in which the city of Philadelphia itself is a character (think Boston and\u00a0Mystic River<\/em>). But it\u2019s also a literary tale narrated by a strong woman with a richly drawn personal life \u2013 powerful and genre-defying.\u201d \u2013\u00a0People<\/em><\/strong>
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\n\u201cA thoughtful, powerful novel by a writer who displays enormous compassion for her characters.\u00a0Long Bright River<\/em>\u00a0is an outstanding crime novel\u2026 I absolutely loved it.\u201d
\n\u2014Paula Hawkins, #1\u00a0New York Times-<\/em>bestselling author of\u00a0The Girl on the Train<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nKirsten Hess
\nLet\u2019s Play Books Bookstore
\n244 Main St.
\nEmmaus, PA 18049
\n610-928-8600<\/p>\n
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