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Symphony Space
10 days ago
On this week's Selected Shorts episode, Reinventing the Wheel, actors Santino Fontana, Nicole Kang, and Jason Alexander perform stories by Simon Rich, Tania James, and
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(First photo by Kevin Yatarola, second and third by Kyle Espeleta)
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Wednesday Night Sessions Reading Series
23 days ago
The new novel by
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is fantastic, and he reads from it here:
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Wednesday Night Sessions featuring Writer Jess Walter
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brad listi
3 months ago
▶️ NOW PLAYING:
@jesswalter.bsky.social
's new novel, SO FAR GONE (
@harperbooks.bsky.social
), is very much of its time, and it speaks to the American lunacies and darknesses that have come into full flower over the past decade. A great talk w a great writer. Official June book club pick. Listen.
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A Line Around Your Thoughts
3 months ago
ICYMI: This week's episode is an interview with
@jesswalter.bsky.social
on his new novel "So Far Gone." Watch on YouTube or listen via A Line Around Your Thoughts on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
#Spokane
#books
#fiction
#literature
#zeitgeist
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BetsyGriebs
3 months ago
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What a great listen! I work at a Chicago area public library and cannot wait to recommend this at my upcoming ‘Books at the Beach’ program. Love the Libby app.
#publiclibraries
#booksky
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Maybe - Amanda
3 months ago
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- just finished-EXCELLENT! Thank you!!
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Symphony Space
3 months ago
Earlier this week,
@jesswalter.bsky.social
returned to Symphony Space for the launch of his brilliant new novel, So Far Gone. Thank you to Jess, Maria Semple, and Tim Daly for a fantastic evening, and to everyone who joined us! (Photos by Carlos Alayo)
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Frank Reardon
3 months ago
Treated myself to a Father's Day gift, Jess Walter's new book, SO FAR GONE. The man's novels, short stories, and nonfiction never let me down. I'm always thrilled when he drops a new book. I've been looking forward to this one for a while.
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Washington Independent Review of Books
3 months ago
The bestselling author delivers another gem in this topical "Grandpa v. Militia" adventure.
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Mitchell Nobis
3 months ago
One fun thing about hosting a show that pre-records is once it's up, it's up forever. Go check out
@jesswalter.bsky.social
's reading and short interview on WNS!
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Daniel Ford
4 months ago
Thanks to
@jesswalter.bsky.social
,
@jmjournalist.bsky.social
, and
@badlycooked.bsky.social
for a great week of podcasting. Upcoming episodes: 6/17: Ivy Pochoda Subscribe and tune in:
apple.co/3XMnpcc
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Wednesday Night Sessions Reading Series
4 months ago
The
@jesswalter.bsky.social
episode is now available anytime at the link below! Check it out, and then read a Jess book or two, whydon'tcha?!
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Symphony Space
4 months ago
Last chance to get your tickets for next Monday's Thalia Book Club with
@jesswalter.bsky.social
! Join Walter and Maria Semple for a conversation about his latest novel, So Far Gone. Featuring a reading from the book by Tim Daly.
bit.ly/3ZIj0HR
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Mayor Lisa Brown
4 months ago
Great Northwest Passages event with #1 New York Times bestselling author and Spokane native
@jesswalter.bsky.social
. Be sure to check out his new book, “So Far Gone.”
#SoFarGone
#JessWalter
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Wednesday Night Sessions Reading Series
4 months ago
The
@jesswalter.bsky.social
episode will be available at this link as of 7:00 p.m. Eastern on June 11th. Enjoy!
youtu.be/PmbyZ73-N4E
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Wednesday Night Sessions featuring Writer Jess Walter
YouTube video by KickstART Farmington
https://youtu.be/PmbyZ73-N4E
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Daniel Ford
4 months ago
"Fiction really does force you to consider the interiors of various people."
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Episode 714: Jess Walter
Podcast Episode · Writer's Bone · 06/10/2025 · 46m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-714-jess-walter/id807963512?i=1000712195599
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Daniel Ford
4 months ago
One of my favorite authors,
@jesswalter.bsky.social
, joins me tomorrow to chat about his new book So Far Gone. Subscribe and tune in! Apple Podcasts:
apple.co/2JZQLgt
Spotify:
spoti.fi/2GpMLEp
iHeartRadio:
ihr.fm/2TXaBzn
Amazon Podcasts:
amzn.to/2RuHlxs
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Lynne Perednia
4 months ago
How a recluse -- and all of us -- are SO FAR GONE in
@jesswalter.bsky.social
's latest novel, which publishes Tuesday. When Rhys finds his grandchildren at his door but doesn't recognize them, he's on the way to find out.
#Booksky
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Review: 'So Far Gone'
So Far Gone
https://open.substack.com/pub/lynneperednia/p/review-so-far-gone?r=1twqiv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Wait, maybe? :)
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4 months ago
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Daniel Ford
4 months ago
Thanks to John Kenney, As Told To, and The Thoughtful Bro for a fun week of podcasting. Upcoming schedule: 6/10:
@jesswalter.bsky.social
FMC 6/13:
@jmjournalist.bsky.social
6/17: Ivy Pochoda Subscribe and tune in:
apple.co/3XMnpcc
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Erick Doxey
4 months ago
A few photos of Spokane author
@jesswalter.bsky.social
for this week’s issue of
@inlander.com
for a story about Jess’ upcoming novel, So Far Gone, out on June 10.
www.inlander.com/culture/in-h...
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Hamilton Cain
4 months ago
Set in the Pacific Northwest,
@jesswalter.bsky.social
's buoyant "So Far Gone" seeks a better America amid our many conflicts. Out Tuesday from
@harperbooks.bsky.social
. Here's my review for
@nytimes.com
:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/b...
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A Witty Caper Starring Gun-Toting Christians in Rural Washington
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/books/review/jess-walter-so-far-gone.html
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Katherine
4 months ago
So Far Gone by
@jesswalter.bsky.social
is so freaking great! Hilarious fish out of water road trip caper steeped in our teetering modern times. The Guncle meets a woke Dirty Harry.
@hamiltoncain.bsky.social
NYT review is a delight and captures its spirit!
@harperbooks.bsky.social
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Travis M Andrews
4 months ago
"SO FAR GONE," the new novel by
@jesswalter.bsky.social
, comes out in a few days. He showed me some places around Spokane that inspired it. My latest:
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
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America’s ‘spot news novelist’ takes on the Trump era from Spokane
Jess Walter thought he needed to move away to make it as a writer. He found the inspiration for “So Far Gone” in his hometown.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/06/07/jess-walter-so-far-gone-interview/
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Then do yourself another favor and read Craig Welch’s great writing, starting with
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Symphony Space
4 months ago
@jesswalter.bsky.social
, the bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, returns to Symphony Space on June 16 to launch his latest work! Join Walter and Maria Semple for a conversation about So Far Gone, featuring a reading from the novel by Tim Daly. Get your tickets!
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Narrative
4 months ago
“Books covered every available surface and much of the floor. Leah loved books more than she loved anything in the world, but this . . . this seemed like a sickness, like an infestation of words.” —excerpt from “So Far Gone” by Jess Walter (
@jesswalter.bsky.social
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So Far Gone by Jess Walter — A prim girl stood still as a fence post on Rhys Kinnick...
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brad listi
4 months ago
in june, the otherppl book club will be reading SO FAR GONE, the hotly anticipated new novel from
@jesswalter.bsky.social
, available from
@harperbooks.bsky.social
. Jess will be appearing on the podcast later this month. stay tuned!
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Daniel Ford
4 months ago
Thanks to
@andrewporter01.bsky.social
for an excellent conversation about his book The Imagined Life. Upcoming episodes: 5/27:
@suzannecope.bsky.social
6/3: John Kenney 6/10:
@jesswalter.bsky.social
Subscribe and tune in:
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Library Love Fest
4 months ago
Hear how Jess Walter reacted to the big news!
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Symphony Space
7 months ago
Just announced! We have three exciting new shows in our literary lineup.
@gretchenrubin.bsky.social
join us on April 21, Jeff Hiller on June 10, and
@jesswalter.bsky.social
on June 16. Tix on sale now!
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Thank you (and you’re a good friend ;)
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Aw thank you — nice welcome here
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