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Thursday, April 18
Co-sponsored by The Schaefer Center Presents
Table Rock Room, 201B
Plemmons Student Union
Reading: 6 p.m.
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REVIEW QUOTES:
“It is a story of love and family. It is powerful…poignant and beautiful and what makes me so excited is I cannot wait to be part of these conversations…It’s a story of race, family, love, and justice. It’s original and Jason Mott is a talent.”
—Jenna Bush Hager, “Read with Jenna”
“Hell of a Book more than lives up to its title. Playful, searching, raw, and necessary, this writing, this voice, this novel twisted me up and turned me inside out, dazzled me, surprised me and moved me.”
—Charles Yu, author of the National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown
“What a powerful, timely, and provocative novel. Jason's ability to take on deeply important themes with both poignancy and humor makes for an extraordinary emotional rollercoaster of a read, and I tore through this profoundly moving novel in a day but have been thinking about it ever since. Thank you, Jason Mott, for sharing this story with the world.”
—Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice
“Hell of a Bookteetertotters real life and fiction in a dizzying yet dazzling exploration of exploration itself. Jason Mott brings much of what he's known for and a lot of what we do not expect to this inventive offering.”
—Kiese Laymon, author of How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
“At turns hilarious and moving, thoughtful and madcap, Hell of a Book manages simultaneously to address momentous issues and ask pressing questions, while somehow remaining light on its feet, which is a hell of an accomplishment.”
—Jonathan Evison, bestselling author of West of Here and Small World
“Mott’s unflinching meditation on racism, violence, and navigating life as a Black man in America is a surreal and searing triumph.”
—Shelf Awareness for Readers (starred review)