Willy Vlautin discusses & signs Northline & perfroms live! May 16, 2008

Vlautin, author of the acclaimed debut novel The Motel Life and lead singer of the alt-country band Richmond Fontaine, returns to Vroman's to present his new novel, Northline. Set in the outskirts of Vegas and Reno, Northline follows Allison Johnson as she flees her violent skinhead boyfriend Jimmie, just as she's about to have his baby. Imagined conversations with her hero, Paul Newman, sustain her through her loneliest times until she meets Dan Mahoney, an outsider himself looking to move beyond his circumstances. Full of memorable characters and imbued with a beautiful sense of yearning, Vlautin's work has been praised by The Bookseller (London) as possessing the tone of a Tom Waits song or Bukowski poem. In addition to a reading, Vlautin will perform his music live as well!

Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of Vromans.