Fans of Noah Hawley‘s TV work, which includes Bones and The Unusuals, know well his ability to nimbly move back and forth between suspense and emotional drama. He reads from his literary novel The Good Father tonight at BookPeople.
Hawley’s fourth book follows a father trying to make sense of the news that his estranged son is a political assassin. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote that “Hawley’s complicated protagonist is a fully fathomed and beautifully realized character whose emotional growth never slows a narrative that races toward a satisfying and touching conclusion.” In a recent Q&A with The New York Times, Hawley talked about writing the novel in the midst of the Tuscon massacre that critically injured Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others, as well as his research into political assassinations and outsiders who go off the grid; you can read it here.
Hawley will read and sign his new book at 7pm tonight (3/26) at BookPeople.
This article appears in March 23 • 2012.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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