Swedish author Katarina Bivald will present her book, author of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend and then we'll socialize at the Pizza Man, 2597 N. Downer Ave.
Katarina Bivald lives outside Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up working part-time in a bookshop. This is her first novel. It was originally published in 2013 with the Swedish title Lasarna i Broken Wheel rekommenderar.
"I love books about books and this beautiful story is about how a small dying Midwestern town is regenerated with the arrival of Swedish bookseller, Sara Lindqvist, who has come to meet her bookloving pen pal, Amy Harris, only to find out that she has died. The townspeople of Broken Wheel, Iowa, in mourning for their beloved Amy, invite Sara to live in Amy's house. Rewarding this hospitality and honoring Amy's memory, Sara opens a bookshop, inventoried with Amy's vast collection of books. As Sara is determined that everyone who lives in Broken Wheel will be matched with just the right book, this community of diverse and engaging characters come to know the transformative power of living between the pages of books...and beyond! This is an inspiringly perceptive and heartwarming ode to reading that booklovers and book clubs will want to add to their list of favorites." - Jane Glaser