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First Draft: A Dialogue On Writing W/ Kristin Koval

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First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

May 13 @ 6:30 pm 11:59 pm

Event @ 6:30 pm / DOORS @ 5:30 pm

Kristin Koval / Penitence

ABOUT FIRST DRAFT: A DIALOGUE ON WRITING

Genre: PANEL

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a literary podcast produced and hosted by Mitzi Rapkin. Each week the podcast features an in-depth interview with a fiction, non-fiction, essay, or poetry writer. The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.

ABOUT PENITENCE

For readers of Ann Patchett and Celeste Ng, Penitence is a poignant exploration of love and forgiveness. It’s a suspenseful, addictive page-turner filled with literary insight that compels readers to consider whether the worst thing we’ve ever done is all that defines us.

When a shocking murder occurs in the home of Angie and David Sheehan, their lives are shattered. Desperate to defend their family, they turn to small-town lawyer Martine Dumont for help, but Martine isn’t just legal counsel—she’s also the mother of Angie’s first love, Julian, a now-successful New York City criminal defense attorney. As Julian and Angie confront their shared past and long-buried guilt from a tragic accident years ago, they must navigate their own culpability and the unresolved feelings between them.

Spanning decades, from the ski slopes of rural Colorado to the streets of pre-9/11 New York City and back again, Kristin Koval’s debut novel Penitence is an examination of the complexities of familial loyalty, the journey of redemption, and the profound experience of true forgiveness.

ABOUT KRISTIN KOVAL

Kristin Koval

Kristin Koval is a former lawyer who always wanted to be a writer but initially wandered down other paths. She attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Georgetown University and Columbia Law School. She lives in Boulder, Colorado and Park City, Utah with her husband, two sons and two Great Danes.

Learn more about Kristin Koval: WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

ABOUT MITZI RAPKIN

Mitzi Rapkin

Mitzi Rapkin is the founder, host and producer of the literary podcast, “First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing,” which features a new author interview each week. She has interviewed more than 500 contemporary writers of fiction, nonfiction, essays, and poetry over the past eleven years. Her conversations explore essential questions about what it means to be human alongside the craft of writing and the themes of the writers’ works. Rapkin is also a journalist, fiction writer, certified integral coach, facilitator, and fiction-writing instructor. 

Learn more about / Listen to First Draft: WEBSITE

DETAILS

  • EVENT @ 6:30 pm / DOORS @ 5:30 pm
  • SEATED SHOW / ALL AGES
  • Limit of 4 tickets per purchaser

Presented By: The Arts Campus At Willits