Author Event with Ernesto Burden

844 Elm Street,Manchester NH 03101

02 December, 2021

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Join us on December 2nd when author Ernesto Burden will discuss his new novel, "Slate." About Slate: When Mike Clayton hears his father’s voice on the answering machine saying ‘I’m dying, I need you,’ he knows his life is about to change. The ensuing journey from his high life in 1990s Boston to his childhood home in timeless small-town Vermont becomes an odyssey into the mortal mysteries of home, family and interdependence. “Ernesto Burden’s Slate weaves a satisfying storyline with dialogue that casts its spell on the very first page, but the book’s true gift is a cast of characters who will remain alive and conversant in the reader’s mind long after the last chapter has been consumed. “Absorbing and thought-provoking. One of my favorite books of the year.” —Rick Broussard, editor, New Hampshire Magazine “The setting (past and present) and the intertwined fates of characters make for a story told with intelligence, subtle humor, and attention sufficient to allow for the full, nuanced development of Ernesto Burden’s characters and themes. The area around Rutland, VT, is part of Burden’s own past, and his novel reminds us of what William Kennedy (whose fictional world is not far over the Taconic Range in Albany, NY) said of a writer’s duty: ‘One of my deepest beliefs about fiction is that unless you understand the environment in which the human soul flourishes, wanes, and dies, then you have very little to work with.’ If Albany was Kennedy’s Dublin and his Yoknapatawpha, the land between Dorset and Rutland, Vermont, is now Ernesto Burden’s. It's a damn fine piece of work.” —Robert Begiebing, author of Rebecca Wentworth’s Distraction, winner of the Langum Prize for Historial Fiction “Slate is my kind of book, a strong character-based story, with vivid images of the New England town, landscape, and history, but what I liked best was Burden’s clear and economical prose style that occasionally breaks out into literary music: ‘The street ran at its usual leisurely briskly intent Calvinist pace . . . Unis’ long, equine face was animated by a vehement sense of propriety . . . her smile was as pointed as an icicle.” —Ernest Hebert, author of the Darby Chronicles from Wesleyan University Press and a new novel, Whirlybird Island, a literary murder mystery from Plaidswede Publishing About the author: Ernesto Burden is the author of numerous short stories and the novel Conrad. He's a magazine publisher, a former newspaper reporter and editor and has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of technology and publishing. He loves long runs, good Scotch, Fender guitars, and most of all, his four kids, with whom he lives in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bookery is Manchester’s first indpendent bookstore.   Stop by 844 Elm Street to experience a community of book lovers and coffee connoisseurs with a techie, artsy vibe.   Homemade donuts, sandwiches, and pastries can be your snack or be catered for your whole office.   We have so many events each week! Swing on by for beer or wine as you shop, listen to live music, hear from an author, or join a workshop.   We take pride bringing the local community together hosting weekly events like . . . Author Visits Story Time Live Music   We also have an awesome selection of curated merchandise like books cards, and gifts!