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SUMMARY:Literati Presents | Ben Markovitz: The Rest of Our Lives
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin AADL for a discussion with author Ben Markovits about hi
 s new novel\, The Rest of Our Lives. He will be joined in conversation b
 y Amanda Uhle.\n\n\n\nAbout the book:&nbsp\;\n\n\n\n\nWhen Tom Layward’s
  wife had an affair twelve years ago\, he resolved to leave her as soon as
  his youngest child left the nest. Now\, while driving his college-bound d
 aughter to Pittsburgh\, he remembers his promise to himself. He is also on
  the run from his own health issues and a forced leave from work.\n\n\n\nS
 o\, rather than returning to his wife in Westchester\, Tom keeps driving w
 est\, with the vague plan of visiting people from his past—an old colleg
 e friend\, his ex-girlfriend\, his brother\, his son—en route\, maybe\, 
 to California. He’s moving towards a future he hasn’t even envisioned 
 yet while he considers his past and the choices he’s made that have brou
 ght him to this particular present. Pitch-perfect\, tender\, and keenly ob
 served\, The Rest of Our Lives is a story about what to do when the rest
  of your life is only just the beginning of your story.\n\n\n\n\nBen Marko
 vits&nbsp\;was born in Texas and grew up there and in London and Berlin. H
 e studied at Yale University and the University of Oxford. After graduatin
 g\, he became a professional basketball player in Landshut\, Germany. His 
 eleven previous novels include&nbsp\;Fathers and Daughters\,&nbsp\;You Don
 ’t Have to Live Like This\, and&nbsp\;The Sidekick. He has published ess
 ays\, stories\, poetry\, and reviews in&nbsp\;The Guardian\,&nbsp\;Granta\
 , and&nbsp\;The New York Times\, among others. He lives in London and teac
 hes creative writing at Royal Holloway\, University of London.\n\n\n\nAman
 da Uhle&nbsp\;is Executive Director and Publisher of&nbsp\;McSweeney’s\,
  known for its award-winning quarterly literary journal\, humor website an
 d eclectic book publishing program\, along with&nbsp\;The Believer&nbsp\;a
 nd&nbsp\;Illustoria. For more than 11 years\, Uhle was executive director 
 of 826michigan\, a nonprofit tutoring and writing center for school-aged s
 tudents in Detroit\, Ann Arbor\, and Ypsilanti. &nbsp\;Her writing has app
 eared in&nbsp\;The Washington Post\,&nbsp\;Politico Magazine\, and&nbsp\;T
 he Boston Globe\, among others. Her memoir\,&nbsp\;Destroy This House\, is
  published by Simon &amp\; Schuster/Summit Books.\n\n\n\nThis event is in 
 partnership with Literati Bookstore and includes a signing with books for 
 sale.\n\n\n\nFor teens &amp\; adults. Held in 4th Floor Program Room.\n
CATEGORIES:Arbor Annie's Highlights,Author Event,Free,High
 Schoolers,Indoor Activities,Parents
LOCATION:Downtown Branch of AADL\, 343 South Fifth Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, Mic
 higan\, 48104\, Downtown\, United States
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