Essex-- Open Book: Last Seen
Schedule
Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Phoenix Books | Essex Junction, VT
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Join our book buyer and event manager, Laurel, each month to discuss one of her recommended titles. March's selection is Last Seen by Christopher Castellani. Christopher will be joining via Zoom to answer all your questions about the book!
Grab your copy in-store or online, and come prepared for a lively discussion (including spoilers)!
About the book:
Caleb was driving home for Christmas. Steven was pounding beers at a local bar. Matthew was out looking for his ex-girlfriend. Leo was walking in the woods on a winter night. Then they disappeared.
Days, weeks, years later, their bodies turn up in icy rivers hundreds of miles apart. How did they get there? What, if anything, connects them? Some of their loved ones believe the official answers. Some are convinced the boys are victims of an insidious network called the Smiley Face Killers. Some are trying to forget them altogether. Meanwhile, Caleb, Steven, Matthew, and Leo find one other—and other boys like them—in the murky depths of the afterlife. Each tells his story in his own way, speaking his version of truth, confessing his desires and grievances and even his hopes for a future he still somehow believes belongs to him. Each revelation brings the reader deeper into their intertwined fates, along a journey through the landscapes of identity, intimacy, and the haunting echoes of unresolved grief.
DATE: Wednesday, March 18 2026 at 6PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Books Essex, 2 Carmichael Street, Essex VT, 05452
ADMISSION: This event is free and open to all!
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