Itinerary: 1 hour book talk + Q&A and 30 minutes of book signing
This talk will be recorded for a special podcast episode of Cidiot.
Join us at The Spark of Hudson Saturday, November 8th at 6pm for the launch of Town & Country with author Brian Schaefer, moderated by Mat Zucker, host of podcast Cidiot.
A “big-hearted and true” (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize winner) debut novel set in a small rural town amid a congressional race that forces the candidates, their families, and a clique of gay second homeowners to confront lies, betrayals and shifting allegiances.
The trendy rural town of Griffin has become a popular destination for weekenders and the city’s second homeowners, but now a congressional race in this swing district is highlighting tensions between life-long residents and new arrivals. The campaign pits local pub owner and town supervisor Chip Riley against the wealthy young carpetbagger Paul Banks, challenging the social and political loyalties of their families and friends with lasting repercussions.
Read the full synopsis here.
Brian Schaefer contributes regularly to The New York Times and has written for The New Yorker, New York magazine, and more. He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Arts Journalism and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for International Reporting. He earned his master’s degree in creative writing from Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. He and his husband live in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Town & Country is his first novel.
Mat Zucker is host and executive producer of the award-winning Cidiot podcast, about moving to the Hudson Valley. Winner in the Signal Awards, Communicator Awards and Chronogrammies, Cidiot has been featured in The Albany Times-Union, Country Living, Hudson Valley Magazine, The Poughkeepsie Journal, The Daily Yonder, and other national and local publications. Mat is chief marketing officer for a global strategy and creative firm and author of Bronze Seeks Silver: Lessons from a Creative Career in Marketing. He also hosts Rising: Conversations on the Way Up, a podcast about marketing careers. An advocate for the Hudson Valley, Mat is a certified Dutchess County Tourist Ambassador (CTA). He and his husband live in Hudson, NY.