Kelly Lydick: Everything That's Left Behind

Author Kelly Lydick visits the Phoenix store to present her latest.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Nichola Rodale has followed in her father's footsteps, joining an elite team dedicated to creating a sustainable future for humanity. But when she stumbles upon information suggesting her father—a renowned scientist and brilliant puzzle maker—may not have died during The Great Drought as everyone believes, she begins to question everything, including the organization for which she works.

Determined to discover the truth, Nichola embarks on a perilous journey across the desolate American Southwest. Her search takes her from the remnants of Phoenix to an underground rebel café and, ultimately, to the legendary Valley of Fire—a place whispered about but believed by most to be nothing more than a myth.

As powerful forces close in and the lines between friend and foe blur, Nichola must stay true to her heart to navigate a world of loyalty, power, and betrayal. She will have to risk everything—including her own life—to protect her community, secure its future, and survive long enough to expose the truth about her father's work and uphold his legacy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kelly Lydick, received a Bachelors degree in Writing & Literature from Burlington College, with emphases in Psychology and Music, and a Masters degree in Writing & Consciousness from New College of California. Her work has been published in literary magazines such as Guernica, Rain Taxi Review of Books, The Rumpus, Tarpaulin Sky, Drunken Boat, Mission at Tenth, Thema, Switched-On Gutenberg, and many others.

Her articles have appeared in other magazines including Natural Awakenings, Co Yoga + Life, True Blue Spirit, American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, and many others. She has also been featured on NPR’s The Writers’ Block and the Word podcast, and on iHeart radio.

Kelly is the author of the experimental Mastering the Dream, and a contributing author to the anthologies Dreams That Change Our Lives, the IPPY Award winning Are You the Missing Piece?, and My Journey, My Journal. She's also the author of Dream Incubation for Greater Self-Awareness: A Handbook.

She’s a recipient of a Professional Development grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, a National Endowment for the Arts program, and a past Writer in Residence at the Idaho Commission on the Arts’ Idapost Pen Pal project.

Kelly holds professional memberships with the International Association for the Study of Dreams, where she has presented her work on dream studies and served on the board of directors, and the Academy of American Poets.