Keith Lesmeister in conv with Andre Perry - Ask Me About the Money
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Keith Lesmeister will read from his new book, Ask Me About the Money, and will be joined in conversation with Andre Perry.
Keith provides the following introduction to his own story collection:
"A collection of stories that tracks everyday moments, decisions, and complications with money. A father-and-son duo investigate a bad check. A husband and wife drive thirty miles to use a free beer coupon. One character, living in a motel, is offered unsavory work opportunities. With profound empathy, searing details, and propulsive scenes, these stories introduce situations at once simple and profound, strange and familiar—lives upturned because of a misstep, a miscalculation, or a blatant act. Money takes center stage, but these stories include a host of other themes: family and relationships, Midwestern woes, and racial identity. From railroad tracks, to cheap motels, from garage sales to cow pastures, Keith Pilapil Lesmeister tunes our hearts to the powerful frequency of money" (https://keithlesmeister.com/books/ask-me-about-the-money/).
Keith Pilapil Lesmeister is the author of the story collections Ask Me About the Money and We Could’ve Been Happy Here. A graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars, his work has received support from the Anderson Center, Iowa Arts Council, and Springboard for the Arts. His fiction has appeared in American Short Fiction, december magazine, Gettysburg Review, New Stories from the Midwest, North American Review, Redivider, Terrain, and elsewhere. He’s a founding editor of Cutleaf and teaches at Northeast Iowa Community College.
Andre Perry is the executive director of Hancher Auditorium and the Office of Performing Arts and Engagement at the University of Iowa. Perry previously served as executive director of The Englert Theatre in Iowa City, during which time he helped elevate the theater’s profile into a nationally recognized, locally valued arts venue.
Keith provides the following introduction to his own story collection:
"A collection of stories that tracks everyday moments, decisions, and complications with money. A father-and-son duo investigate a bad check. A husband and wife drive thirty miles to use a free beer coupon. One character, living in a motel, is offered unsavory work opportunities. With profound empathy, searing details, and propulsive scenes, these stories introduce situations at once simple and profound, strange and familiar—lives upturned because of a misstep, a miscalculation, or a blatant act. Money takes center stage, but these stories include a host of other themes: family and relationships, Midwestern woes, and racial identity. From railroad tracks, to cheap motels, from garage sales to cow pastures, Keith Pilapil Lesmeister tunes our hearts to the powerful frequency of money" (https://keithlesmeister.com/books/ask-me-about-the-money/).
Keith Pilapil Lesmeister is the author of the story collections Ask Me About the Money and We Could’ve Been Happy Here. A graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars, his work has received support from the Anderson Center, Iowa Arts Council, and Springboard for the Arts. His fiction has appeared in American Short Fiction, december magazine, Gettysburg Review, New Stories from the Midwest, North American Review, Redivider, Terrain, and elsewhere. He’s a founding editor of Cutleaf and teaches at Northeast Iowa Community College.
Andre Perry is the executive director of Hancher Auditorium and the Office of Performing Arts and Engagement at the University of Iowa. Perry previously served as executive director of The Englert Theatre in Iowa City, during which time he helped elevate the theater’s profile into a nationally recognized, locally valued arts venue.
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