We are Called to Rise: Book discussion at Carson City Library features author Laura McBride
Carson City Library and Nevada Center for the Book will host Laura McBride, author of the 2015 Nevada Reads selection “We Are Called to Rise” on Friday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m. in the Library Digitorium.
“We Are Called to Rise” is told in four distinct voices: An immigrant boy whose family is struggling to assimilate, a middle-aged housewife coping with an imploding marriage and a troubled son, a social worker at home in the darker corners of Las Vegas, and a wounded soldier recovering from an injury he can’t remember getting. The voices come together around a tragedy changing those four lives forever.
McBride will receive the Silver Pen Award from the Friends of the University Libraries at UNR, which recognizes excellence among emerging and mid-career writers. “We Are Called to Rise” is McBride’s debut novel. She is a writer and community college teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Nevada Reads” is a statewide community group read program sponsored by the Nevada Center for the Book with funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Nevada State Library and Archives.
“Your Knowledge and Discovery Place” Carson City Library, open seven days a week, 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, is located at the corner of Roop and Washington Streets. For more information call 775 887-2244 or checkout our website at www.carsoncitylibrary.org.
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