![]() The Local Shelf: Whether you’re telling an audience about your book or a reader is diving in, there’s no attempt on your part to conceal that tragedy is the catalyst of this story. ![]() I introduced myself that day, and we agreed to talk more about the book. My boxed lunch was a dud, but Treichel was a pro at the podium with his “Take two breaths, then go” themed delivery, a mantra for taking on a river, a blank page and life in general. I am not selling out the author’s surprise. If you think I’ve dropped a spoiler, read on. She is his lone companion and witness to- and, she fears, responsible party to- his death. He’s a Eugene resident, but somehow we’d never met.Ī Series of Small Maneuvers is the story of 15-year-old Emma Wilson, who loses her father in an accident in the remote Rio Tinto wilderness of New Mexico. I’d previously reviewed (and endorsed) Eliot Treichel’s first book, Close is Fine, a collection of short stories, in late 2012. ![]() My priority was to catch the author whose new novel I’d finished just before the show. But a guy’s got to eat, so this year I made a plan to take a short break and drop in on the Celebration of Authors lunch, a showcase focused on Northwest writers who have one or two books under their belts but are not yet household names. ![]()
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