Discuss "Straight Man" by Richard Russo.

Join others for a discussion of another book written by one of the extraordinary 2018-2019 Author! Author! literary season novelists.

Richard Russo is the author of eight novels, most recently “Everybody’s Fool” and “That Old Cape Magic”. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his novel “Empire Falls”. His most recent collection is “The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers, and Life.” Additional awards include The Indie Champion Award by the American Booksellers Association as well as France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. Russo is also a screenwriter, having written the teleplay for the HBO adaptation of “Empire Falls” as well as other screenplays.

Prospective book club attendees can pick up a copy of this novel at the Sunriver Library.

Purchase season or individual Author! Author! tickets today via the Deschutes Public Library Foundation. Richard Russo author presentation is being held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Riverhouse Convention Center in Bend, Oregon.