9/20/2019 7pm: Reading and Q&A – Tom Bennitt (Burning Under) and Stewart O’Nan

Reading and Q&A: Tom Bennitt (Burning Under) and Stewart O’Nan
Friday, September 20, 2019
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
4754 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, 15224

Join us as we welcome Tom Bennitt to the store in conversation with local author Stewart O’Nan! Bennitt is the author of Burning Under (2018, Stephen F. Austin University Press). A stunning literary thriller, Burning Under captures the grit and character of a Rustbelt mining town in southwestern Pennsylvania following the aftermath of a deadly coal mine explosion.

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Thirsty for Unicorns: On the Hunt for High-End Bourbons

From The Wall Street Journal:

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GOD HELP ME, I’m a bourbon nerd. Not by choice, believe me. I was once like you. I used to walk into my local packy, find the bottle I wanted on the shelf, go home and drink it while I watched the Sox, and I was happy. Now I lurk in subreddits and drive twisting back roads through neighboring states, hunting down out-of-the-way places that might have a few dusties or maybe, just maybe, an elusive unicorn.

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