Once Upon a River: A Novel Ashland Hist Mini Fest

Once Upon a River: A Novel Ashland Hist Mini FestFrom the author of The Thirteenth Tale comes a novel about how we explain the world to ourselves, ourselves to others, and the meaning of our lives in a universe that remains impenetrably mysterious. On a dark midwinters night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless

The task of saving the planet will involve a great reckoning with ourselves―with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future

other travelers are heading west too

What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…

Age Range: 6 - 9 years

Setting sail for dangerous waters

offer answers to the question: How should a woman be in the world

the forest is a social network

who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered—a year later—when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat

For readers of Counting by 7s and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

There’s only one thing standing in her way: the Alligator

Publisher: Roost Books (April 5

From Shel Silverstein