Please welcome National Book Award winner Charles Frazier to the Sojourn
Please welcome National Book Award winner Charles Frazier to the Sojourn
Dear Literary Sojourn fans,
In this Olympic season, we’ve got some gold medal news from your favorite author festival!
We hope that you have been enjoying some meaty reading by Alice McDermott, Claire Messud, Tayari Jones and Kamila Shamsie, our previously announced authors for the 2018 Literary Sojourn that convenes on Saturday, September 8. We are proud to announce our fifth and final author in the 26th annual festival lineup: National Book Award winner Charles Frazier.

Charles Frazier

North Carolina author Charles Frazier won the National Book Award for his debut, Cold Mountain, an international bestseller that was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. The novel traces the journey of Inman, a wounded deserter from the Confederate army, in a story based in part on Frazier's great-great-uncle, W. P. Inman. The New York Times Book Review calls Cold Mountain, "A Whitmanesque foray into America: into its hugeness, its freshness, its scope and its soul." With his new novel, Varina, due out in April 2018, Frazier returns to the Civil War setting in another powerful work of historical fiction. At the novel’s center is Varina Howell Davis, a fascinating, if little-known teenager who ended up on the wrong side of history when she wed the much-older widower, Jefferson Davis, future president of the Confederacy. Varina lands at the white-hot center of one of the darkest moments in American history—culpable regardless of her intentions and a fugitive with "bounties on their heads, an entire nation in pursuit." Frazier is the author of the bestselling novels Thirteen Moons and Nightwoods. The Christian Science Monitor calls Nightwoods, "wonderful . . . There’s a dreamy spell set in motion by Frazier’s devotion to his native Appalachians. To read this book is to disappear deep into a meticulously created landscape." The Los Angeles Times hails Thirteen Moons “a literary journey of magnitude” and a novel that "belongs to the ages."
Varina Nightwoods Thirteen Moons Cold Mountain

Oprah’s pick: Tayari Jones!

Oprah Winfrey revealed her latest book club pick on February 6: An American Marriage by upcoming featured Sojourn author Tayari Jones. "The novel redefines the traditional American love story," Oprah said in her announcement "You'll come away with greater empathy and understanding but even if you don’t, it’s just a really great read. It's the perfect book to read along with a friend or family member. You're going to want to have someone else reading it because it’s so juicy." Thanks, Oprah…we couldn’t agree more!

Book your Sojourn lodging

The Steamboat Grand is Literary Sojourn’s Official Lodging Sponsor, offering special deals for Sojourn attendees who want to sleep in luxury just up the hill from the festival. For reservations, book online or call 1-877-269-2628 and refer to Steamboat Grand Literary Sojourn 2018 to get your specially discounted rate (minimum 2 nights stay).

Sojourn Tickets

Tickets for Literary Sojourn will go on sale mid-June. Keep watching your Literary Sojourn newsletters for more news and information about ticket sales. The festival returns to the beautiful Strings Pavilion, providing a full afternoon of literature among the fall foliage. Once again, our festival in the Strings Pavilion offers reserved seating, a comfortable theater-style setting where everyone has a great view, and ample parking and restrooms.
Visit www.literarysojourn.org for more information about these authors and their complete reading lists. And as you delve into the exciting books, don’t forget Literary Sojourn’s Official Independent Bookseller, Off the Beaten Path Bookstore.
See you at the Sojourn!
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February 10, 2018
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