Brian O'Hare will join us to talk about
Surrender, his Veterans Writing Award-winning collection of short stories. Brian will talk about his book with Salt Lake favorite
Andrew Nadon.
Brian O'Hare's bittersweet stories have surprising humor; they portray characters grappling with the choices they've made and a country they no longer understand. Written in spare and unsentimental prose, yet with a startling emotional punch, these stories, and the unforgettable characters who tell them, will live long in the reader's imagination. Surrender is the winner of the 2021 Veterans Writing Award.
Brian O’Hare is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and former US Marine Corps officer. His career began in a Baltimore bar, the legendary Club Charles, where director John Waters cast him to appear in his film Cry Baby. Currently, he’s an award-winning writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in War, Literature and the Arts; Santa Fe Writers Project; Hobart; and other journals, and he has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. He was named a Writing Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and recently served as Visiting Writer at CUNY/Kingsborough (Brooklyn).
Andrew Nadon, aka aLittleMentalist, has performed in Weller Book Works and venues throughout the state. In addition to being an amazing performer, he's a charming conversationalist. His chat with Brian about Surrender is sure to illuminate.
