Amy butcher will be at the tattered cover colfax at 7 p. Visiting hours book chicago public library bibliocommons. There are horrors in this booksome of them emotional, some incomprehensibly not. Wednesday, february 21, in main buildings faculty parlors. A memoir of friendship and murder blue rider press, is objectively terrifying. Nprs rachel martin speaks with butcher about her debut memoir, visiting hours. The premise of amy butchers new book, visiting hours. Visiting hours a memoir of friendship and murder book.
With echoes of darin strauss half a life and cheryl strayeds wild comes a beautifully written, riveting memoir that examines the complexities of friendship in the aftermath of a tragedy. Amy butcher discusses visiting hours at tattered cover. In 2009, butchers friend, kevin schaeffer, murdered his ex. This summer shes leading a workshop for the iowa young writers.
Ultimately, its a testament to the bonds we share with others and the profound resilience and strength of the human spirit. As my car cuts across the countryside toward kevins prison, the sun like yolk across the fields, i try to tell myself that he is lucky. With echoes of darin strauss half a life and cheryl strayeds wild comes a beautifully written. She is the author of a memoir, visiting hours, and teaches writing at ohio wesleyan. Making sense of murder in visiting hours wfsu news. At what point does an unreliable narrator become a. Their senior year at gettysburg college in pennsylvania, amys good friend kevin walks her home, returns to his apartment and stabs to death his exgirlfriend. On april 9, 2009, schaeffer 21, choked and repeatedly stabbed to death his girlfriend emily silverstein, 19.
Theres an old adage in writing that a writer doesnt find a story. Four weeks before their college graduation, twentyoneyear. Kirkus in this powerful and unforgettable memoir, awardwinning writer amy butcher examines. They spoke about the future, postgraduation anxieties, and kevins plan for a crosscountry road trip, a freer way of living. The 28yearold ohio wesleyan university professor spoke recently. Visiting hours is amy butchers deeply personal, heartwrenching exploration of how trauma affects memory and the way a friendship changes and often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges. Visiting hours is my first book, yes, and its a memoir, one i never intended to write, which is something ive heard often from the. Four weeks before their college graduation, twentyoneyearold kevin schaeffer walked amy butcher to her home i. Jun 01, 2015 the premise of amy butchers new book, visiting hours. Four weeks before their college graduation, twentyoneyearold kevin schaeffer walked amy butcher to her home in their college town of gettysburg, pennsylvania. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Amy butcher in this powerful and unforgettable memoir, awardwinning writer amy butcher examines the shattering consequences of failing a friend when she felt he needed one most.
I couldnt put down this april release, visiting hours. Visiting hours is my first book, yes, and its a memoir, one i never intended to write, which is something ive heard often from the writers i most admire but never expected to experience myself. Amy butcher is an awardwinning essayist and author of mothertrucker little a booksamazon publishing, 2022, which in july 2019 was acquired by makeready films for film development with primetime emmywinning jill soloway directing and academy and golden globewinning actress julianne moore in a starring role. Amy butcher is an awardwinning essayist and author of the forthcoming mothertrucker little a books, 2022, which in july 2019 was acquired by makeready films for film development with primetime emmywinning jill soloway directing and academy. In this powerful and unforgettable memoir, awardwinning writer amy. She is the author of a memoir, visiting hours, and teaches writing at ohio wesleyan university and the sitka fine arts camp in sitka, alaska. Check out our interview with her and be sure to buy her memoir, visiting hours, on sale april 7th. Visiting hours is the culmination of amy butchers many talents. But what rises above it all in this exhilaratingly honest and brutal debut is. Visiting hours is the culmination of amy butcher s many talents. Amy butcher is an awardwinning essayist and author of the forthcoming mothertrucker little a books, 2022, which in july 2019 was acquired by makeready films for film development with primetime emmywinning jill soloway directing and academy and golden globewinning actress. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
While he was awaiting trial, psychiatrists concluded that he had. Monday, july 20 to discuss and sign visiting hours. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. New books by amy butcher, gail godwin, vincent crapanzano and. A memoir of friendship and murder amy butcher on amazon. A memoir of friendship and murder, was published in 2015. Additional work has appeared in the new york times, harpers, and granta.
Her second book, mothertrucker, is forthcoming from amazon publishing literary press little a books in 2022. Exploring violent crime is nothing new for nonfiction literature, but amy butchers new book visiting hours offers a different approach to the genre in 2009, just a month before her graduation from college, one of butchers fellow students was brutally murdered. Amy butcher is a talented author with much ahead of her. Visiting hours is amy butcher s deeply personal, heartwrenching exploration of how trauma affects memory and the way a friendship changes and often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges. At what point does an unreliable narrator become a liability. In college, amy butcher found herself on the periphery of a murder. Mar 12, 2020 visiting hours is amy butcher s deeply personal, heartwrenching exploration of how trauma affects memory and the way a friendship changes and often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges. The experience forms the basis of a book, visiting hours. Four weeks before their college graduation,twentyoneyearold kevin schaeffer walked amy butcher to her home in theircollege town of gettysburg, pennsylvania. A memoir of friendship and murder audiobook by amy butcher. Visiting hours excerpt named notable essay of 2015 in the best american essays.
She joins us from the studios of wosu in columbus, ohio. She will make you question everyone youve ever thought youve known. A memoir of friendship and murder, that butcher released last month. Amy butcher discusses first book, visiting hours ohio. Written by amy butcher, audiobook narrated by emily woo zeller. Amy butcher in this powerful and unforgettable memoir, awardwinning writer amy butcher examines the shattering consequences of failing a friend when she felt he needed.
Amy butcher the book tells the true story of a stabbing in pennsylvania and butchers efforts to understand and cope with the fact that her friend had walked her home on a spring night in 2009 and hours later fatally stabbed his girlfriend. A memoir of friendship and murder amy butcher in this powerful and unforgettable memoir, awardwinning writer amy butcher examines the shattering consequences of failing a friend when she felt he needed one most. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Making sense of murder in visiting hours wjct news. Mary miller, author of the last days of california amy butcher has written an incredible portrait of trauma.
At the heart of this story, beyond butchers search to understand the. Visiting hours a memoir of friendship and murder by amy butcher 249 pp. Visiting hours amy butcher 9780399172076 netgalley. Their senior year at gettysburg college in pennsylvania, amy s good friend kevin walks her home, returns to his apartment and stabs to death his exgirlfriend. In april 2009, one month before graduating from gettysburg college, amy butcher walked back to her apartment with her close friend kevin. A memoir of friendship and murder by amy butcher i finished visiting hours by amy butcher last night, and i still dont know exactly how i feel about it. Apr 05, 2015 amy butcher has written about that experience in her debut book. Amy butcher amy butcher is an awardwinning essayist and author of visiting hours, a 2015 memoir. Hours after parting ways with amy, he fatally stabbed his exgirlfriend, emily silverstein. Amy butcher is an essayist and author of visiting hours. Butcher will also hold a writing master class at 12. Amy butcher reads from her debut memoir, visiting hours. Apr 07, 2015 with echoes of darin strauss half a life and cheryl strayeds wild comes a beautifully written, riveting memoir that examines thecomplexities of friendship in the aftermath of a tragedy.
While he awaited trial, psychiatrists concluded he had suffered an acute psychotic break. Three months after the release of her debut memoir, visiting hours, amy butcher has returned to iowa city, where she graduated from the university of iowas nonfiction writing program in 2012. A memoir of friendship and murder, published in april by blue rider press. Amy butcher on suicide, psychosis and her memoir, visiting hours. Amy butcher has written about that experience in her debut book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Visiting hours by amy butcher overdrive rakuten overdrive. Visiting hours north dakota digital consortium overdrive. Friendship with killer inspired memoir visiting hours. A memoir of friendship and murder is amy butchers first book photo by ben leddick. Apr 07, 2015 visiting hours is amy butchers deeply personal, heartwrenching exploration of how trauma affects memory and the way a friendship changes and often strengthens through seemingly insurmountable challenges.