Jeff zentner book tour

To mourn, to rage, to laugh, to remember, and to hold and release. There is no denying that this book will bring you face to face with any loss that you will have encountered in life, but it will also help you deal with it. Its a reading experience that ive not had with many books, and im not sure ill have again. In addition to writing and recording his own music, zentner works with young musicians at tennessee teen rock camp, which inspired him to write a novel for young adults. I added jeff zentner to my list of new favorite authors as soon as i finished the serpent king, and. Jeff zentners 3rd album after 2006s hymns to the darkness and 2009s the dying days of summer is a deliciously dark and languid countryfolk masterpiece. I recently read jeff zentner s debut novel, the serpent king, and was thoroughly absorbed by this modernday story of religion, fidelity, crime, love, and music. Jeff zentner is a singersongwriter and guitarist who has recorded with iggy pop, nick cave and debbie harry. Tour the serpent king by jeff zentner 3 reasons to read. Jeff zentner healthmarkets insurance home facebook. This is a recurring column im calling 7 things ive learned so far, where writers this installment written by jeff zentner, author of the serpent king at any stage of their career can talk about writing advice and instruction as well as how they possibly got their book agent by sharing seven things theyve learned along their writing journey that they wish they. Jeff zentner books list of books by author jeff zentner. Jeff zentner is the author of the serpent king, a new york times notable book, winner of the william c. Goodbye days by jeff zentner definitely wins for the most emotional book ive read this year.

The novel has been honored with numerous awards, including the william c. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint. Malaprops bookstore with kathleen glasgowasheville, nc august 19, 2017, 2. It seems every time i read a book by jeff zentner i am at a loss for words. Youve already read the title of this blog post and im pretty sure that youre excited for another jeff zentner book. To participate, just open the book you are currently reading to a random page, and choose two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page. Morris award, the amelia elizabeth walden award, the international literacy association award, and the westchester fiction award. The songwriterturnedauthor and onetime nashvillian will get to hang out with friends during. In this emotional story, the son of a pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural forrestville, tennessee, without letting the smalltown culture destroy their.

As part of the gd playlist blog tour, jeff has picked five songs that speak to. Today, bee and i are lucky enough to get to celebrate one of my favourite books of the year, by one of my favourite authors ever, goodbye days by jeff zentner. Thank you to christy of bookcrushin for putting together the arc tour and letting me join in. Goodbye days by jeff zentner to read goodbye days by jeff zentner is to go through the entire grief process.

The serpent king by jeff zentner published by crown books for young readers publication date. Jeff zentner is the author of the new york times notable book the serpent king and goodbye days. A lot people loved the serpent king including me and my mom. Jeff zentner is the author of new york times notable book the serpent king as well as goodbye days. I received this book from owlcrate, a ya themed book subscription box. Morris award, and recipient of many other accolades.

Imagine a cross between red house painters and the opening theme to deadwood, and you get a season lost. I felt too many things and now am sobbing in bed and do not want to feel things ever again. Morris award, the amelia elizabeth walden award, the international literacy association award, and the westchester fiction award, was longlisted for the carnegie medal and ukla, and was a finalist for the southern book prize and indies. The serpent king follows the lives of three teenagers in a small, rural high school in tennessee over the course of their senior year. Licensed in california, oregon ohio, texas, and florida, i specialize in assisting individuals and families with their health insurance. Dill, the protagonist teenager desperate to leave home after high school to follow his dreams, is an instantly sympathetic figure with whom so many young adults will be able to identify. My stop on the goodbye days by jeff zentner tour chouett. Today we are talking all about the serpent king by jeff zentner. View jeff zentners profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In jeff zentners sophomore novel, goodbye days, carver lives each day under the weight of unbearable guilt. Jeff zentner is the author of the serpent king, a new york times notable book. Goodbye days author jeff zentner on the evolution of an. Many themes course through zentners books love, loss, the challenge of facing an unknown future but the lifeblood that nourishes them. The southern boy in me savored every syllable and the reader in.

Now, with his friends dead and what feels like his entire hometown cal. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jeff zentner books online. Harbor springs festival of the bookharbor springs, mi. Jeff was a publishers weekly flying start and an indies introduce pick. Carver briggs just lost his three best friends, mars, blake, and eli, in a car accident one. See all books authored by jeff zentner, including the serpent king, and goodbye days, and more on thriftbooks. Park road books with kathleen glasgowcharlotte, nc. Serpent king author jeff zentner on quitting music and. He sent a text to his friend mars, knowing the boy was driving at the time.

But books took a hold of the authors heart much earlier than the guitar ever dd. David arnold returns to nashville for book tour, fest. Zentner creates an atmosphere that is both stiflingly oppressive and starkly beautiful a landscape where both ramshackle homes and restored victorians can coexist, where theres dignity in both wanting to. Hello everyone, and welcome to my stop on the goodbye days tour. The serpent king by jeff zentner the serpent king by jeff zentner effervesces with the warmth and darkness of a small southern gothic town. Jeff zentner is the author of new york times notable book the serpent.

Serpent king author jeff zentner on quitting music and finding the best kind of fame. Please be sure to keep reading for more about the book, the author, and links to the rest of the blog tour. Author of the serpent king, goodbye days, and rayne and delilahs midnite matinee crownrandom house. On january 15, 2019, highly praised author of the serpent king jeff zentner visited the gateway to the world library and spoke to us students to not only promote his new book, goodbye days, but inspire and teach us. Hes released five albums and appeared on recordings with iggy pop, nick cave, warren ellis, thurston moore, debbie harry, mark lanegan, and lydia lunch, among others. The serpent king by jeff zentner 20160308 jan 1, 1657. An explosive and gutwrenching novel about growing up and defining oneself, the serpent king by jeff zentner has all the. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Do you like tragedies, and thinking about things like what if the person did things differently. He came to writing through music, starting his creative life as a guitarist and eventually becoming a songwriter.

Jeff zentner audio books, best sellers, author bio. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jeffs. We were so freaking excited when we heard that there would be a blog tour for this book and we cant even tell you how excited we are to be a part of it. Written in his lyrical and cleareyed style, jeff zentner s goodbye days is a gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately lifeaffirming meditation on grief and forgiveness. I am a high school librarian in a small town in north carolina and i cant wait to shove this book into the hands of readers.

Zentner which is the serpent king because his writing was. This novel is about a teen who loses his three best. Jeff zentner recalled the first time he met a published author at the age of 33. Jeff became an instant favorite author of mine after reading the serpent king, which is a book i hold close to my heart, but he only solidified his place as a favorite author after goodbye days. Jeff zentner is currently considered a single author.