An Evening with Mark Z. Danielewski

Event Structure (all times subject to change):

6pm - VIP Reception

7pm - Main Event

8pm - Q&A / Book Signing

Join us for a night filled with unforgettable storytelling and conversation as we host Mark Z. Danielewski and discuss his hotly anticipated novel at Inside the Five's Fifth Floor event space in the beautiful Red Bird Arts District. As the most propulsive and accessible offering from this beloved cult author, Tom's Crossing is primed to be the literary event of the season. This is Mark’s first major standalone publication since House of Leaves. In the interim, he’s published works of poetry, a series, and more experimental prose—this is the book fans and literati have been eagerly awaiting.

Tom's Crossing is a magisterial, page-turning epic that tells the story of two friends, Tom Gatestone and Kalin March, who embark on a daring mission to rescue a pair of horses set for slaughter. Set against the backdrop of the mountains surrounding Orvop, Utah, this sweeping tale is filled with extraordinary characters, the ghosts of the American West, and unexpected humor. It explores themes of determination, perseverance, and humanity in the face of long odds and adverse fate.

About the Event:

Signed book included with ticket (unless otherwise noted). Author presentation + Q & A will be followed by a book signing. Additional copies available for purchase at the event.

VIP Reception begins at 6pm and is a mix-and-mingle format, with an opportunity to meet the author beforehand. A signed copy of the book and light refreshments are included.

This event is coordinated through a community partnership by Lourdes University, Starlite Theater Group, Finch & Fern Book Co., Sylvania Arts, and Red Bird Sylvania. These events, which build community and cultivate connectivity and understanding through storytelling and celebration of the written word, would not be possible without the generosity of Inside the Five Brewing. Your participation helps support local arts and cultural programming. Thank you!

Bio

MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI was born in New York City and lives in Los Angeles. He is the author of House of Leaves, The Whalestoe Letters, Only Revolutions, The Fifty Year Sword, and The Familiar.

About Tom's Crossing

From the bestselling author of House of Leaves comes a magisterial novel about two friends determined to rescue a pair of horses set for slaughter.
“This is an amazing work of fiction. I absolutely loved it. At the heart you’ll find a blood-drenched story of pursuit and two brave and resourceful children. But there’s so much more. I immersed myself. Have never read anything like it.” —Stephen King
Hard to figure how so much awful horror could’ve started out with just them two horses and not a one yet named…
While folks still like to focus on the crimes that shocked the small city of Orvop, Utah, back in the fall of 1982, not to mention the trials that followed, far more remember the adventure that took place beyond municipal lines.
For sure no one expected the dead to rise, but they did. No one expected the mountain to fall either, but it did. No one expected an act of courage so great, and likewise so appalling, that it still staggers the heart and mind of anyone who knows anything about the Katanogos massif, to say nothing of Pillars Meadow.
As one Orvop high school teacher described that extraordinary feat just days before she died, Fer sure no one expected Kalin March to look Old Porch in the eye and tell him: You get what you deserve when you ride with cowards.

Raves and Reviews

A Most Anticipated Book from The New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, LitHub, Barnes & Noble, Publishers Weekly, Reactor Magazine, Tertulia, and Paste Magazine
“This is an amazing work of fiction. I absolutely loved it. At the heart you’ll find a blood-drenched story of pursuit and two brave and resourceful children. But there’s so much more. I immersed myself. Have never read anything like it.”
—Stephen King
“Epic. . . . The beauty of this elaborate novel goes beyond the page-turning plot. . . . Fans of Danielewski’s House of Leaves will clamor for his first major stand-alone novel in 25 years.”
—Library Journal, starred review
“A sweeping epic set in the rugged Utah wilderness. . . . Danielewski’s prose is lush and dialect-inflected, simultaneously ornate, and folksy, reminiscent of early Cormac McCarthy. The characters are exquisitely drawn, memorable, and fully human. Mythic in ambition, the narrative is propulsive yet immersive, given to rumination and asides, adding intimacy and emotional resonance. A most resplendent journey well worth the effort.”
—Booklist, starred review
“With echoes of The Iliad and a body count to rival Blood Meridian, morphing from Western to horror to police procedural and back again, Danielewski’s yarn is carefully plotted and imaginatively written. . . . A daring foray into a genre that’s seen little recent experimentation.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Exciting. . . . Adventurous readers will enjoy this wild ride.”
—Publishers Weekly

Address:

Inside the Five Brewing

5703 Main Street

Sylvania, OH 43560

*Please note: The Fifth Floor event space is NOT handicap accessible.

Host or Publisher Lourdes University / Starlite / Finch & Fern