Alexis Schaitkin will read from her new novel Elsewhere. Discussion will be led by Lara Tupper.
“Richly emotive and darkly captivating, with elements of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and the imaginative depth of Margaret Atwood, Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin conjures a community in which girls become wives, wives become mothers and some of them, quite simply, disappear.”
Preregistration is appreciated.
Masks are encouraged especially if you are immunocompromised or not vaccinated.
Refreshments will be served!
Alexis Schaitkin’s debut novel, Saint X, was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and was critically acclaimed by the Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, and Good Morning America. It was recently picked up for a series adaptation by Hulu and has been translated into seven languages.
Her short stories have been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. She received her MFA in fiction from the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow.
She lives in the Berkshires with her husband and their two children.
Lara Tupper is a proud resident of Washington, MA and the author of three books: Amphibians, a story collection (winner, Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize), Off Island (finalist, Housatonic Book Award) and A Thousand and One Nights. She is the founder of Swift Ink Stories, a writing/teaching platform for creative expression. She is also a jazz/folk performer; her latest album is This Dance.