Imminent Author Reading: Trent Reedy

This one's a bit late in coming, but I hope someone is able to spot this in time to catch Trent Reedy's reading tomorrow, February 12, at Tinman Too children's bookstore.

Reedy is the author of Words in the Dust, a young adult novel about an Afghan girl who hopes the surgery offered to her by an American soldier will correct her cleft lip and solve all her other problems. Some of the novel is based on Reedy's own experiences in Afghanistan, where he was stationed from 2004-05 with the Iowa Army National Guard in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Words in the Dust is his literary debut, and it's already received quite a positive reception on Amazon.com and Goodreads since its release in January.

A longer review of Words in the Dust can be found here, and an interview with Reedy can be found here — though you might not need to watch the interview if you're going to see him in person. Oh, and his book's got a Facebook page.

The reading takes place tomorrow, February 12 from 1 to 2pm at the Tinman Too, which is located at 811 West Garland Ave here in Spokane [map]. I'm fairly sure that Reedy's officially a Local Author (note the caps); if anyone can confirm this, I'll add him to the Valhalla.