BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Library Market//iCal Export//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Thar She Blows: An author talk and book signing with Susan Emshwil ler UID:13886 DTSTAMP:20260405T130200Z DTSTART:20240622T190000Z DTEND:20240622T210000Z LOCATION:1730 Llano St\nSanta Fe NM 87505 ROOM: La Farge Library Community Room DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with Susan Emshwiller as she discus ses her novel, Thar She Blows, a finalist in 2023 Independent Author Award and The Wishing Shelf Book Award 2023. Books will be available for purcha se at the event. \r\nCaught in a redundant housewife existence, Ann never leaves her beige suburban home, her schlubby do-nothing son Brian is dire ctionless after graduating high-school, and it looks like nothing will eve r change. But when Brian is swallowed by a whale and Ann receives a garble d phone call from him, she is determined to find that monstrous beast and rescue her son. Experts, her ex, the press—everyone thinks she’s crazy —but she’s committed to her worthy quest. Except, how do you find a wh ale that has a boy living in it? Their story intertwines with a PTSD-plagu ed father who has abducted his daughter, a Native Alaskan State Trooper, a Norwegian family, and a Bottle. Both Brian and Ann battle their skeptical inner voices in an inspiring journey of self-discovery, reinvention, surv ival, and sacrifice. As mother and son face epic adventures, they encounte r unlikely allies from across the globe and might just find each other. Ye t the ultimate danger is closing in… Devilishly funny, heartbreaking, th rilling, this epic whale-of-a-tale combines absurdist speculative fiction with intimate family dynamics.\r\nSusan Emshwiller is a produced screenwri ter (including co-writer of the film Pollock), a filmmaker, a published p laywright, novelist, teacher, artist, and short story writer. Her first no vel Thar She Blows debuted in 2023, with her second All My Ancestors Ha d Sex appearing this April. Other writing can be found in The Magazine o f Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, Inde pendent Ink Magazine, Black Heart Magazine, Gone Lawn, Smoky Blue Literar y and Arts Magazine, and Anchala Studios Flash Fiction. Ms. Emshwiller  was a set decorator for many years in Hollywood and a featured actress i n Robert Altman's The Player. Her feature film, In the Land of Mil k and Money, a wild social satire, garnered awards and rave reviews at fes tivals in the US and internationally. Susan has taught screenwriting at No rth Carolina State University, Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Duke, the Met Theatre in Los Angeles, and in conferences and festivals around t he country. She lives with her husband and dogs in Santa Fe NM where she e njoys inventing stories and backyard contraptions.\r\nRegister today! URL:https://www.santafelibrary.org/event/author-talk-susan-emshwiller-1388 6 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR