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Friday April 17, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Please join us at Emerge CDA, an arts nonprofit in Couer d'Alene, Idaho, for a reading and conversation with novelist and songwriter, Willy Vlautin. Willy will be in conversation with faculty member Jonathan Frey from North Idaho College. Willy Vlautin's bestselling novel, The Horse, explores regret, addiction, and loneliness through the lens of a grizzled, aging musician. It won the Joyce Carol Oates prize and is regarded as one of his most personal works to date. His new novel The Left and the Lucky examines how circumstances shape our lives, and how unexpected friendship can save lives. Thank you to EWU MFA Alum, Jonathan Frey, for putting this event together. This event is free and open to the public.

Thank you to North Idaho College for their partnership!

Purchase Willy Vlautin's books via our official festival bookseller Auntie's Bookstore!

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Willy Vlautin

Willy Vlautin is the author of eight novels: The Left and the Lucky, The Horse, The Night Always Comes, Don’t Skip Out on Me, The Free, Lean on Pete, Northline, and The Motel Life. He is the recipient of the 2025 Joyce Carol Oates Prize and has been inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. His novels have won three Oregon Book Awards, The Nevada Silver Pen Award, and been included on the Library of Congress’s “Great... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Emerge CDA 119 N 2nd St, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

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