From KQED Writers’ Block:
Stewart O’Nan reads a passage from Songs for the Missing, the story of a young girl’s disappearance and its effect on those left behind.
[Direct link to reading (mp3 format)]
An Intimate View of a Family Tragedy
From The Lyme Times (Lyme, CT):
His new novel, Songs for the Missing, is a disturbing yet empathetically written and enlightening behind-the-scenes portrait of a couple coping with the sudden disappearance of their college-bound daughter and what happens long after the TV crews are gone.
In a recent interview, O’Nan told the Times that he based the book on the disappearance of 19-year-old Katie Poirier, who a decade ago was abducted from a convenience store in Minnesota.
Talk: Last Night at the Lobster @ North Country Public Radio
From North Country Public Radio:
This recent novel from Stewart O’Nan, who has been called the “bard of the working class,” takes us into the lives of people who work at a restaurant that is going out of business. Hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris Robinson, along with the Massena Book Club, talk to the author in this special on-the-road season, live from Massena Public Library.
Author drawn to Ohio, I-90 for his twist on mystery
Songs for the Missing begins in the familiar territory of a mystery novel, but the latest Stewart O’Nan narrative veers in another direction: Rather than solve the mystery, O’Nan studies what happens to the friends and relatives left behind.
The 47-year-old author — who will read from the new novel and Last Night at the Lobster (2007) tonight during an “Evenings With Authors” event — spoke recently from his home in Connecticut.
Book Tour Schedule
The book tour for Songs for the Missing (and the softcover of Last Night at the Lobster) is on. Check out the Book Tour Schedule to attend an event.
The Works of Stewart O'Nan 