Shawn Vestal

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Events

Tuesday, April 12
SPOKANE, WA
8:00 PM
GET LIT! FESTIVAL
Washington Cracker Building
304 W. Pacific, Spokane, WA 99201
www.getlitfestival.org

Monday, April 18
SEATTLE, WA
7:00 PM
ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY
1521 10th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
www.elliottbaybook.com

Tuesday, April 19
PORTLAND, OR
7:00 PM
Powell’s Books
1005 W. Burnside St., Portland, OR 97209
www.powells.com

Monday, April 25
PHOENIX, AZ
7:00 PM
Changing Hands PHOENIX
300 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ
www.changinghands.com

Tuesday, April 26
PLEASANTON, CA
12:00 PM
Towne Center Books
555 Main St., Pleasanton, CA 94566
www.townecenterbooks.com

Tuesday, April 26
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
6:00 PM
Book Passage
1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111
www.bookpassage.com

Wednesday, April 27
SALT LAKE CITY
7:00 PM
The King’s English
1511 S. 1500 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
www.kingsenglish.com

Thursday, April 28
DENVER, CO
7:00 PM
TATTERED COVER COLFAX
2526 E Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80206
www.tatteredcover.com

Friday, April 29
BOISE, ID
7:00 PM
REDISCOVERED BOOKSHOP
180 N. 8th St., Boise, ID 83702
www.rdbooks.org

Wednesday, May 4
BOSTON, MA
7:00 PM
HARVARD BOOK STORE
1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
www.harvard.com

Thursday, May 12
MOSCOW, ID
7:30 PM
BOOKPEOPLE OF MOSCOW
521 S. Main St., Moscow, ID 83843
www.bookpeopleofmoscow.com

Thursday, May 26
MISSOULA, MT
7:00 PM
SHAKESPEARE & CO.
103 S. 3rd St., Missoula, MT 59801
www.shakespeareandco.com

Friday, May 27
BOZEMAN, MT
7:00 PM
COUNTRY BOOKSHELF
28 W. Main St., Bozeman, MT 59715
www.countrybookshelf.com

 

OTHER WORKS

FICTION


Godforsaken Idaho
“A provocative and revelatory debut, filled with stories about losing faith and trying (often in vain) to find purpose, mainly set amid the sparsely populated Mormon country of the rugged Northwest.” –Kirkus Reviews
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NON FICTION



A.K.A. Charles Abbott
An essay sorting through the mazes of fact and memory surrounding the author's father and his criminal history. Read More

Interviews


Vestal "stunned" by literary prize
A story from The Spokesman-Review, following the announcement of the PEN/Bingham prize.

"Shawn Vestal's Memory Castles Made of Lego"
An interview with Melody Nixon at The Common.

The Vestal Version of Idaho
An interview in Interview magazine, with Royal Young.

"Vestal's Own Private Idaho"
An interview with Jim Kershner at The Spokesman-Review. Read More

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