The Book Cellar (Chicago) joins author Colleen Kinder to discuss her LETTER TO A STRANGER, accompanied by 7 authors who contributed essays to the collection; Rachel Swearingen, Howard Axelrod, Sheba Karim, Amber Meadow Adams, Keija Parssinen, Sally Franson, and Aviya Kushner.

Wednesday, April 13th at 7:00PM CT / 8:00PM ET – please plan to login by 6:45PM CT / 7:45PM ET

About the Book: When journalist, essayist, and world-traveler Colleen Kinder founded Off Assignment, an intimate, renowned online travel magazine, she began with a prompt that challenged her peers to “write a letter to a stranger who haunts you.” The outpouring of responses showcased a new kind of travel writing centered on raw, personal stories that celebrate the digressions inherent in every journey. Now, Algonquin is proud to present Kinder’s LETTER TO A STRANGER: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us, a collection of these poignant missives to the nameless, authored by a diverse cast and set all over the globe. Featuring contributions from some of the most influential and innovative writers of our time, including never-before-seen essays from Faith Adiele, Gregory Pardlo, Maggie Shipstead, Elizabeth Kolbert, Pico Iyer, Peter Orner, Vanessa Hua, and more, the 65 essays in this collection carry readers from a train in Berlin to a rickshaw in Mandalay, from a Grand Canyon hiking trail to the Rwandan border, and remind us how a stranger’s loaded glance, shared smile, or even just a question posed can change everything. 

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