Walter Kirn is the author of the memoir Blood Will Out: A Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade. The book tells the story of his friendship with a man named Clark Rockefeller, who turned out to be a con artist named Christian Gerhartsreiter, who was later convicted of murder. The Gerhartsreiter case made national news with revelations of how a man claiming to be a member of the Rockefeller family had obtained money, status, and more by fooling those around him. Kirn traces the course of his friendship with the man from their initial meeting through the moment of revelation and the subsequent trial. Kirn has written seven other books, two of which -- Thumbsucker and Up in the Air -- were adapted into feature films. He is a contributing editor for Time and splits his time between Montana and California.
Shawn Vestal is the author of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize-winning story collection Godforsaken Idaho, as well as a novel to be published in spring 2016. His works have appeared in Tin House, McSweeney's, Ecotone, The Southern Review, and numerous other journals. Vestal writes for Spokane’s Spokesman-Review and teaches in the MFA program at Eastern Washington University.
Each author will read a selection of their work, and then share the stage for conversation and audience questions. Book signing to follow.
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