Peter Bognanni, HOW TO LOSE YOURSELF COMPLETELY - with Matt Burgess

In this captivating story, a teen grappling with grief and anxiety is sent to wilderness "adventure therapy”— an experience that will change his life forever. Join Peter Bognanni for a conversation with author Matt Burgess, followed by a Q&A and book signing!

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Signing Guidelines: Following the event, Peter Bognanni will sign and personalize copies of the book. If you would prefer not to stay for the signing portion, Red Balloon can have your books signed and personalized for you and will contact you when they're ready to be picked up.

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Peter Bognanni is the award-winning author of The House of Tomorrow (now a feature film) and Things I'm Seeing Without You (in development for TV), and he has a local network in St. Paul/Minneapolis. He'd also speak about how his own experience with anxiety—from his teen years, and from when he was struck with Gullain-Barre syndrome as an adult, which paralyzed him for half a year—influenced this project.

Matt Burgess is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Dogfight, A Love Story and Uncle Janice. He has published short stories in a variety of magazines, written extensively for film and television, and is currently the chair of the English and Creative Writing department at Macalester College.

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