Augustana Library Associates Fall Author Event

Fall Author event

Peter Geye

Tuesday, October 8 ,2024

7:30 pm CT

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

Celebrate Center

Peter Geye is the author of five novels set in Minnesota. His debut, Safe From the Sea (2010), focuses on a reconciliation between an estranged son and his dying father.

Geye's next three novels form a trilogy about the Norwegian immigrant Eide family, reflecting a longing for belonging and freedom. The Lighthouse Road (2012) introduces Thea and her newborn son, Odd. In Wintering (2016), elderly Harry Eide, suffering from dementia, disappears into the Gunflint north. Northernmost (2020) combines a nineteenth-century arctic survival story with a modern divorce recovery narrative, exploring isolation and resilience. Nathan Hill calls Geye "the poet laureate of snow" saying, "to read him is to feel the ache of blizzard on your skin."

He will be presenting all of his work at the Author Event and books will be available for purchase.