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Launch event at Skylight Books

Thrilled to be launching Out of Place at Skylight Books in LA on Sept 21 – International Peace Day – joining in conversation with some authors I madly admire: Dana Johnson, Héctor Tobar, and Andrew Tonkovich. It’s being scheduled as an in-store event! Here’s hoping we don’t have to switch to virtual!

Countdown

It’s Monday and only 6 weeks till Out of Place is officially published and here’s one of the characters. OK, a minor character – but don’t tell her that.

Countdown

Just 7 weeks to go, and weekly images continue.

8 weeks to go

Not long to wait for the Out of Place official pub date. Thank you to everyone who placed a pre-order to have the book mailed or, here’s Indiebound where the book can be picked up at your local independent bookstore after publication. Out of Place | IndieBound.org There will be a Kindle and other epub editions, but not yet. And in the meantime, I’ll still be posting Monday images, like this one:

Out of Place Pre-Orders!

I am very happy to say that Out of Place is now available for pre-order! If you want to bypass Goliath, you can order through Bookshop.org where all purchases help fund independent bookstores. (Unlike the Big Guy, at the moment Bookshop doesn’t yet show the cover. But you can see the cover pasted below as well as the book description.) https://bookshop.org/…/out-of-place…/9781953236043 I’ll still be continuing the Monday countdown with new images. See you on Monday!

A vibrant, international novel of displacement and connection in an increasingly blended world culture while also offering a scathing indictment of the human cost exacted by the security state.

When a research institute in the Mojave Desert falls under suspicion in the aftermath of 9/11, a Turkish hydrogeologist is “in the wind” while her husband goes missing in Pakistan; the American office manager is detained as a material witness; a Mexican herpetologist needs to find a place of safety; a US college dropout bicycles across Iran, trying to decide if violence is the answer; Outlaw Scientists conduct unconventional DIY experiments; and an FBI specialist, born in a refugee camp in Africa, proves his loyalty to his adopted country.

Lefer’s cautionary tale offers up, as well, a vivid celebration of diversity and the natural world. In a novel spanning cultures and continents, these global characters have in common an unease that may well be true of most of us: feeling – or being seen as – out of place.

Countdown

Getting closer to pub date – just 9 weeks to go. Here’s this week’s Out of Place image:

Countdown

I hope you’ve all been feeling very independent (and healthy) all weekend. With just 10 weeks to go till Out of Place pub date, I’m still counting down and here’s your Monday image.

Countdown

11 weeks till Out of Place pub date. And Monday’s image is here:

Countdown continues

Down to 12 weeks till Out of Place is published, and here’s this Monday’s image:

Countdown continues

13 weeks till Out of Place pub date. Happy Monday, everyone. Here’s this week’s image.