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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Humor\, Heart\, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual author talk. Register here to attend 
 online.\n\nJoin us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist 
 Michael Perry\, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the 
 experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday 
 people who reside in them. \n\nIn Michael Perry’s memoir\, Population: 
 485\, the local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a 
 Bible\, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a 
 cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives\, and the back roads 
 are haunted by the ghosts of children and farmers. Against a backdrop of 
 fires and tangled wrecks\, bar fights and smelt feeds\, Perry tells a 
 frequently comic tale leavened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and 
 searing tragedy. \n\nJesus Cow\, Perry’s fiction debut\, is a hilarious 
 yet sincere exploration of faith and the foibles of modern life. Low-key 
 Harley Jackson finds himself entangled in drama from all corners: A woman 
 in a big red pickup has stolen his bachelor’s heart\, a Hummer-driving 
 predatory developer is threatening to pave the last vestiges of his family 
 farm\, and inside his barn is a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ–a 
 secret he wants to keep quiet\, until the truth slips right through the 
 barn door. \n\nRegister today to hear more about Perry’s expansive 
 collection of stories!\n\nAbout the Author: Michael Perry is a New York 
 Times bestselling author\, humorist\, corporate speaker\, volunteer 
 firefighter/first responder\, and amateur snowplow driver. A lifelong 
 resident of the rural Midwest\, his “reflective roughneck” takes on 
 life in Middle America have left hundreds of thousands of readers and live 
 audiences laughing\, nodding\, and sometimes misty.\n\nPerry\, a registered 
 nurse who put himself through college working as a Wyoming cowboy and a 
 roller-skating Snoopy produces the popular audio newsletter “Michael 
 Perry’s Voice Mail\,” performs widely as a humorist and speaker\, tours 
 with his band The Long Beds\, works as a script writer\, voiceover artist 
 and audiobook narrator\, and still makes an occasional call with the local 
 volunteer fire and rescue service.\n\nPerry lives in rural Wisconsin and 
 can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://libraryc.org/mashpeepubliclibrary/115670
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer MacDowell":MAILTO:jmacdowell@clamsnet.org
CATEGORIES:Library Program - Virtual
CONTACT;CN="Jennifer MacDowell":MAILTO:jmacdowell@clamsnet.org
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