Friday April 22, 7:00 pm

Grant Park in the Atrium/Streaming on YouTube

Hosted by Lara Rae

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Nancy Chislett's debut novel Bombing the moon (Now or Never Publishing), hosted by Lara Rae. Nancy will give two readings and field questions from Lara, as well as McNally's live and virtual audiences.

At 24, Devin Rush's future is unknown and his parents don't support his dream of becoming a songwriter. Devin feels like the world is rigged against him, and his parents fear he'll depend on them for life. But when Devin's grandfather gives him a one-way ticket to Nairobi, Kenya, Devin believes its his family that wants him gone; outraged and seeing no alternative, he leaves abruptly. Stunned by his sudden departure, Devin's parents and sister are pushed further afield of the control they crave. Resentment and guilt nudge his parent's marriage closer to collapse, and abandonment triggers his sister's long-buried shame. Meanwhile, when Nairobi's election approaches and tensions erupt, Devin is faced with choices and consequences that are all too real. Bombing the moon is an honest, intimate exploration of the promises and limitations of tough love.