9th Ave: Emeline Atwood

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Please note that, while RSVP is not required, it is very helpful to us in gauging expected attendance. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP. Those who have not RSVP'd will not be denied entry. Seating is first come, first serve. ​ Join us on Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm when we welcome Emeline Atwood for the release of her debut novel, *A Real Animal*, at 9th Ave! ​ Free to Attend, Please RSVP Or Watch on YouTube Live/Link Available Soon ​ **Praise for *A Real Animal*** ”Emeline Atwood’s Lucy is a marvelous, maddening, monstrous creation and *A Real Animal* is an irresistible whirlpool of a novel.” **—Joy Williams** "Emeline Atwood's *A Real Animal* is a strange and astonishing and entirely original book, full of darkness shot through with light, wild and tender. Atwood writes brilliantly about our interior, personal wildernesses, the snarling, wounded animal at the heart of any person. Lucy is an unforgettable narrator: compelling, terrifying, lovable, surprising, human. She, and this book, are extraordinary." **—Elizabeth McCracken, author of *The Hero of This Book*** "A powerhouse. Atwood’s book is simply one of the best books I’ve read since I started covering books. She perfectly writes the turbulent time when one finishes college and enters 'adulthood'—whatever that means."** —Adam Vitcavage, *Debutiful*** ***​*** **About *A Real Animal*** **In this unforgettable debut, a moment of metaphysical transformation launches a woman’s beautiful and terrifying journey…