Author Event with Simon Van Booy

Simon Van Booy will be at Commonplace Books on October 4th, from 5:30pm-7pm. We are delighted to welcome him to Oklahoma City! Simon will be signing copies of his new book, Sipsworth, which was the Commonplace Books Unhurried Wonder book of 2024, as well as one of our best of the rest choices for The Currently Reading Podcast (because it wasn't released in time to be on the Indie Press List). Join us for a delightful evening, and bring friends!

What's being said about Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy:

"Sometimes a second chance comes in the most unexpected way...

Following the loss of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. She retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit: 'Each day was an impersonation of the one before with only a slight shuffle - as though even for death there is a queue.'

Then, one cold winter night, a chance encounter with a mouse sets Helen on a surprising journey. Over the course of two weeks in a small English town, this reclusive widow discovers an unexpected reason to live.

Sipsworth is a reminder that there is always reason for hope. No matter what we have planned for ourselves, sometimes life has plans of its own. With profoud compassion, Simon Van Booy illuminates not only a deep friendship forged between two lonely creatures, but the reverberations of goodness that ripple out from that unique bond."

-Edelweiss

Host or Publisher Commonplace Books