Bestselling author Louise Erdrich discusses her new book THE MIGHTY RED

Please join in partnership with , and for an evening of conversation as we welcome bestselling author Louise Erdrich to discuss her new novel .

In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives.

Your ticket comes with a copy of the which features sprayed edges and a bonus essay from Louise Erdrich about the genesis of this book.

**This event will be held at the Anishinaabe Theater on the NDSU Campus - 1401 Administration Avenue in Fargo, ND.

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There are two ticket types availabe for this event (LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE):

Single Ticket Admission - $34.40 - (Admission for one person + one signed copy of the B&N Exclusive edition of ):

Your ticket includes:

• One signed copy of the B&N Exclusive Edition of
• Admission to the auditorium for the event with Louise Erdrich.

• **The event will be held at the Anishinaabe Theater on the NDSU Campus - 1401 Administration Avenue in Fargo, ND.

• Doors to the theatre will open beginning at 6:00 PM on the night of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.

Two-Person Ticket Admission - $39.40 - (Admission for two people + one signed copy of the B&N Exclusive edition of ):

Your ticket includes:

• One signed copy of the B&N Exclusive Edition of
• Admission to the auditorium for the event with Louise Erdrich.

• **The event will be held at the Anishinaabe Theater on the NDSU Campus - 1401 Administration Avenue in Fargo, ND.

• Doors to the theatre will open beginning at 6:00 PM on the night of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.

• All books to be pre-signed (no signing line).
• This is a discussion event with audience Q&A.
• Additional copies of Louise Erdrich's books are available at Barnes & Noble Fargo. Please call the store for more information.
• All event guidelines are subject to change.
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• For more information, please call B&N Fargo at 701-281-1002.

REFUNDS: Attendees can cancel their ticket up to 1 day before the start of the event.

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About THE MIGHTY RED:

History is a flood. The mighty red . . .

In Argus, North Dakota, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding.

Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe, an impulsive, lapsed Goth who can't read her future but seems to resolve his.

Hugo, a gentle red-haired, home-schooled giant, is also in love with Kismet. He’s determined to steal her and is eager to be a home wrecker.

Kismet's mother, Crystal, hauls sugar beets for Gary's family, and on her nightly runs, tunes into the darkness of late-night radio, sees visions of guardian angels, and worries for the future, her daughter’s and her own.

Human time, deep time, Red River time, the half-life of herbicides and pesticides, and the elegance of time represented in fracking core samples from unimaginable depths, is set against the speed of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, and the sudden economic meltdown of 2008-2009. How much does a dress cost? A used car? A package of cinnamon rolls? Can you see the shape of your soul in the everchanging clouds? Your personal salvation in the giant expanse of sky? These are the questions the people of the Red River Valley of the North wrestle with every day.

The Mighty Red is a novel of tender humor, disturbance, and hallucinatory mourning. It is about on-the-job pains and immeasurable satisfactions, a turbulent landscape, and eating the native weeds growing in your backyard. It is about ordinary people who dream, grow up, fall in love, struggle, endure tragedy, carry bitter secrets; men and women both complicated and contradictory, flawed and decent, lonely and hopeful. It is about a starkly beautiful prairie community whose members must cope with devastating consequences as powerful forces upend them. As with every book this great modern master writes, The Mighty Red is about our tattered bond with the earth, and about love in all of its absurdity and splendor.

A new novel by Louise Erdrich is a major literary event; gorgeous and heartrending, The Mighty Red is a triumph.

About Louise Erdrich:

Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the award-winning author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children’s books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.

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