Smorgasbord: A Disturbing Glimpse Into The Psyche Of A Novelist
Note to self: Don’t eat in the dark. The remote control for the soundbar to my television is NOT a chocolate bar, no matter how much it may feel like […]
” When I’m not writing or teaching, I usually can be found with a book in one hand and a glass of wine—or a cup of coffee—in the other.”
Note to self: Don’t eat in the dark. The remote control for the soundbar to my television is NOT a chocolate bar, no matter how much it may feel like […]
Rules For Writing A Novel: Best Advice About Writing A Novel: Possibly Useful Suggestions For Masochists Who Still Want To Write A Novel, Though If I Were You I Wouldn’t […]
Spiders with body hair. Alarm clocks. February in Iowa. Grapefruit. Poets that go out of their way to be incomprehensible. Laugh tracks in old movies and sitcoms. Rubbery shrimp. Reality […]
COMING MAY 2023
From the acclaimed author of the award-winning Leave Myself Behind comes a witty, touching, deeply satisfying new novel about a man who has no choice but to turn back and find himself . . .
Meet seventeen-year-old Noah York, the hilariously profane, searingly honest, completely engaging narrator of Bart Yates’s astonishing debut novel. With a mouth like a truck driver and eyes that see through the lies of the world, Noah is heading into a life that’s only getting more complicated by the day.
With his stunning debut novel, Leave Myself Behind, Bart Yates announced his arrival as a major new talent in fiction. Now, with that same searing wit and heartbreaking lyricism, he explores the explosive, unshakable bond between two brothers and the one summer that changes their lives forever.
Award-winning author Bart Yates has established himself as a formidable writer gifted with rare insight, depth, and talent. Now, in an unforgettable new novel, he presents a blistering portrait of a troubled family, of bonds that can be battered but never broken, and of the friendships that can make us whole again.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1960s, Noah Bly’s evocative debut explores prejudice, loss, and redeeming courage through the prism of an unlikely friendship.
A witty, haunting tale of family and friendship, regret and redemption, set on a remote Wyoming cattle ranch in the dead of winter.
One of the strengths of Yates’s writing is his ability to work out complicated plot points and weave together the threads of the story in a dramatically effective manner.
Brilliantly written and funny as hell.
Yates effectively captures the honest, sometimes silly, often tender interactions between his fragile characters.
Imaginative and thought-provoking.
Reading/signing at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City. Address: Prairie Lights Bookstore 15 South Dubuque St. • Iowa City, IA Also streamed live on world wide web.
Reading at Content Bookstore in Northfield, MN Address: Content Bookstore 314 Division St. • Northfield, MN Link to the event
Signing at Barbara’s Bookstore/Yorktown Address: Barbara’s Bookstore 120 Yorktown Shopping Center • Lombard, IL