37 An Intimate Evening with Russell Banks

Spend an evening with award-winning author Russell Banks, who made his mark on the literary scene with his previous novels The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter and Continental Drift. Fearless as ever, Banks delves into the complexities of morality, sin, punishment and the potential for redemption in his new novel, Lost Memory of Skin. This is a compelling mystery about a young, deeply flawed ex-con known simply as “the Kid,” and his attempts at a meaningful life in the wake of incarceration. Banks reveals what it is like to live as an outcast in a world in which ethics may not offer much shelter. This is Russell Banks’s only appearance at the Festival, so get your tickets while they are still available.