An Afternoon with Thomas Lynch

Start: 04/18/2010 4:00 pm

End: 04/18/2010 6:00 pm

NOTE - Venue Change
We'll be holding this event at Suttons Bay Congregational Church

We are extremely pleased to be able to present the renowned author and Michigan funeral director, Thomas Lynch for what will undoubtedly be a very intriguing Sunday afternoon.

Thomas will be reading from his work, as well as discussing his trade and signing copies of his books.

Thomas Lynch is the author of four collections of poems, including Walking Papers, forthcoming this fall, and three collections of essays including The Undertaking, which won The American Book Award, The Heartland Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Apparition and Late Fictions – A Novella and Stories, has just been published. The PBS film of “The Undertaking,” based on his work and broadcast nationwide in 2007, won the 2008 Emmy Award for Arts & Culture Documentary. He lives in Milford and in Moveen, Co. Clare, Ireland.

Location:

Street:: Suttons Bay Congregational Church
Additional:: 218 Madison
City:: Suttons Bay,
Province:: Michigan
Postal Code:: 49682-0550
Country:: United States

Book List

Apparition & Late Fictions: A Novella and Stories (Hardcover)

By Thomas Lynch

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780393042078
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 2/2010

Other Editions of this Title

"There is wisdom, courage,and great depth of feeling here. The pieces in this powerful, meditative collection are all beautifully drawn; the title story is a masterpiece." Library Journal

The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade (Paperback)

By Thomas Lynch

$13.95

ISBN-13: 9780393334876
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 6/2009

Other Editions of this Title

Like all poets inspired by death, Lynch is, unlike others, also hired to bury the dead or to cremate them in a small Michigan town where he serves as funeral director. In this book, Lynch names the hurts and shapes the questions posed by the familiar mystery known as death.

Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality (Paperback)

By Thomas Lynch

$13.95

ISBN-13: 9780393321647
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 6/2001

Other Editions of this Title

Masterful essays that illuminate not only how people die but also how they live. Thomas Lynch, poet, funeral director, and author of the highly praised "The Undertaking", continues to examine the relations between the "literary and mortuary arts".