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Ocean State: a Review, an Excerpt, a Book Launch!
1. A great review from Pittsburgh’s own Post-Gazette:

2. Read an excerpt from Literary Hub:

3. A reminder:
Book launch: Stewart O’Nan will be hosting the book launch for “Ocean State” at White Whale Bookstore, 4754 Liberty Ave. in Bloomfield, from 7 pm- 8:30 p.m. March 15. It is free to the public.Â

Speaking of Mysteries Podcast: Episode 232
Is there any location riper for noir than a small town high school? Except maybe the heart of a teenager? Stewart O’Nan’s new noir novel Ocean State, isn’t so much a “whodunit” as a “why-dunit” story of the murder of a teenage girl and the ripples the crime and its aftermath cause in a small town and to the families who live there.
https://speakingofmysteries.com/podcast/episode-232-stewart-onan/

The New York Times Review – Ocean State
In “Ocean State,” O’Nan is subverting the thriller, borrowing its momentum to propel this bracing, chilling novel. Whereas thrillers tend to use murders as a prurient jumping-off point, the entryway to the reader’s pleasure — that chance to play Columbo or Kinsey Millhone in our heads — O’Nan takes his time, humanizing this story to make the hole where the victim was suitably substantial.
Mary Pols, The New York Times, “A Thriller Wrapped in a Story of Sisters and First Love”
Ocean State Book Tour

| TUESDAY 03/15 | Pittsburgh, PA | WHITE WHALE BOOKSTORE In-person event In conversation with William Lychack Register HERE | 7pm ET |
| MONDAY 03/21 | Chicago, IL | THE BOOK STALL, BOOK CELLAR, BOOKS AND CO. Virtual event In conversation with Nicholas Butler Register HERE | 7pm CT |
| TUESDAY 03/22 | Phoenix, AZ | POISONED PEN Virtual event In conversation with Michael Koryla Register here HERE | 3pm PDT |
| TUESDAY 04/05 | Milwaukee, WI | BOSWELL BOOK COMPANY In conversation with Chris Lee Virtual event Register HERE | 7pm CT |
| WEDNESDAY 04/06 | Madison, CT | RJ JULIA BOOKSELLERS In person | 7pm ET |
| THURSDAY 04/07 | Westerly, RI | SAVOY BOOKSHOP In partnership with Ashaway Free Library In-person event Register HERE | 6pm ET |
| THURSDAY 04/14 | Pittsburgh, PA | RIVER RUN BOOKSTORE McCandless Crossing location In-person event | 7:30pm ET |
| TUESDAY 04/19 | Bexley, OH | GRAMERCY BOOKS Virtual Event Joint event with Susan Straight Register HERE | 7pm ET |
| MONDAY 06/06 | Pittsburgh, PA | CITY OF ASYLUM In -person event | 7pm ET |

