Virtual Author Talk: Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

Name: Virtual Author Talk: Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore
Start: 2026-01-28T18:45:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-28T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 211 N 1st Ave, Alpena, MI, United States, Michigan 49707

Schedule

Wed Jan 28 2026 at 06:45 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

211 N 1st Ave, Alpena, MI, United States, Michigan 49707 | Alpena, MI

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods.
Registration is required. Can attend in person or via zoom.
https://libraryc.org/alpenalibrarydemo/119586/register
Those interested in attending in person at the Alpena County Library are required to arrive before the building closes at 7:00 PM. There will not be additional staff to man the door for late entries. Refreshments provided while supplies last.
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
Join us in conversation with Liz as we embark on a tale of thrilling twists and disturbing disappearances. Register today to “enter the woods,” if you dare!
About the Author: Liz Moore is the author of five novels: The Words of Every Song, Heft, The Unseen World, the New York Times bestselling Long Bright River, and The God of the Woods. A winner of the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia and teaches in the MFA program in Creative Writing at Temple University.