Authors
Meet Julie Schumacher
Club Book with Julie Schumacher
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:30 PMChanhassen Public Library, 7711 Kerber Blvd., Chanhassen Hosted by Carver County Library
Julie Schumacher's first novel, The Body Is Water, was published in 1995 and was an ALA Notable Book of the Year, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Minnesota Book Award. Her other books include a short story collection, An Explanation for Chaos, and four books for younger readers: Black Box (2008), The Book of One Hundred Truths (2006), The Chain Letter (2005), and Grass Angel (2004). Her latest book for young adults, The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls, is a humorous and touching examination of the love of literature, mother-daughter relationships, and friendships. Julie Schumacher lives in St. Paul and is a faculty member in the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English at the University of Minnesota.
What do the critics say?
"A readable, ultimately uplifting book about a difficult subject." --School Library Journal "An expert use of metaphor, combined with sympathetic insight into the impact of depression on families, turns a painful subject into a standout novel." –Publishers Weekly
"Quirky... vividly original... marvelously poignant... painfully funny... a magnetically lyrical, bittersweet, and resonant tale... pure bliss from its lovely title to its ineffably moving denouement." –Booklist
"Unusually intelligent, confident, and moving... Tuning one moment into the frequency of Flannery O'Connor, another into that of J.D. Salinger." –Kirkus Reviews