Sam Sussman in conv with Katie Runde- The Boy from the North Country
Schedule
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240 | Iowa City, IA
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Sam Evan Sussman will read from his debut novel, The Boy from the North Country, and will be joined in conversation with local writer Katie Runde. Described and praised by Kirkus Reviews as "the most beautiful and moving mother-son story in recent memory," The Boy from the North Country made the National Jewish Book Awards Shortlist and is also praised by Oprah Daily as "A rare combination of boldface intrigue and profound emotion" and by Tony Kushner as "a penetratingly observed exploration of loss and grief, healing and mortality, theology, philosophy, and above all, art––of life lived through and for art, of art as origin and salvation, art as connection, community, comprehension, insulation, seduction, fame, power, selfishness, selflessness, holiness."
Sam Sussman previously won the BAFTA New Writing Award and wrote the Harper’s memoir, “The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan’s Son.” Originally from the Hudson Valley, Sam has lived in Jerusalem, Berlin, and England. He graduated with a B.A from Swarthmore and M.Phil from Oxford. Sam has taught writing and literature seminars in the U.K, India, and Chile and participated in the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature three times. He lives in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan and his native Hudson Valley.
Katie Runde is originally from the Jersey Shore, where her family ran boardwalk businesses. She now lives in Iowa City with her husband and two daughters. She holds an MFA from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. The Shore is her first novel.
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