Jeff VanderMeer BORNE Tour Schedule

(Author photo by Kyle Cassidy)"A dizzying thrill-ride of a book, reader-friendly and immersive, by turns hilarious, harrowing and heartbreaking in perfect measure." - The National Post"A thorough marvel." - Colson WhiteheadI'm thrilled to post my book tour schedule for Borne, my new novel out from MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux in hardcover on April 25. Borne has received glowing full-length reviews in The New Yorker, Bookforum, The National Post, and many more--as well as starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews, with National Book Award Winner Colson Whitehead providing this great blurb: “Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy was an ever-creeping map of the apocalypse; with Borne he continues his investigation into the malevolent grace of the world, and it's a thorough marvel.” Paramount and Scott Rudin Productions have acquired the film rights to Borne and the novel made many most-anticipated lists, including from the New York Times.You can order from your favorite book seller.

“Am I a person?” Borne asked me. “Yes, you are a person,” I told him. “But like a person, you can be a weapon, too.”In Borne, a young woman named Rachel survives as a scavenger in a ruined city of the future. Rachel ekes out an existence in the shelter of a run-down sanctuary she shares with her partner, Wick, who deals in homegrown psychoactive biotech. One day, Rachel finds Borne during a scavenging mission and takes him home. Borne as salvage is little more than a green lump—plant or animal?—but exudes a strange charisma. There is an attachment she resents: in this world any weakness can kill you. Yet, against her instincts, Rachel keeps Borne. She cannot help herself. Borne, learning to speak, learning about the world, is fun to be with, and in a world so broken that innocence is a precious thing. For Borne makes Rachel see beauty in the desolation around her. She begins to feel a protectiveness she can ill afford. But as Borne grows, he begins to threaten the balance of power in the city and to put her security at risk. For new enemies are creeping in. Soon, Rachel's world will change forever.

Unless otherwise noted, these events will consist of a reading, discussion, and Q&A, followed by a book signing. But also I'll be bringing along this cool woodcut by Theo Ellsworth, based on scenes from Borne.I hope to see you on the road! I should also note that my wife, the award-wining editor Ann VanderMeer, will be along  for the entire tour and will be happy to say hi as well. She will also interrogate me at some events! You can check out the full schedule below (links to facebook event pages).- Best, Jeff BORNE BOOK TOURDEKALB, ILLINOIS: NIU Library / DeKalb Public LibraryApril 24 @ 7:30 pm, DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak StreetReading, in conversation with Ann VanderMeer, Q&A(Sponsored by NIU STEM Outreach, with thanks to DeKalb Public Library and Anderson's Bookshop)CHICAGO: Volumes Book CafeApril 26 @ 7:00 pm, Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, 12 S. Michigan AvenueReading, in conversation with Jac Jemc, Q&AMINNEAPOLIS: Grace Trinity Memorial Church (with Benjamin Percy)April 27 @ 7:00 pm, Grace-Trinity Church, 1430 West 28th StreetReading, in conversation with Benjamin Percy, Q&APresented by Magers & Quinn BooksellersBOSTON: Brookline BooksmithMay 1 @ 7:00 pm, 279 Harvard StreetReading, in conversation with Annie Hartnett, Q&AJERSEY CITY: Word BookstoreMay 3 @ 7:30 pm, 123 Newark AvenueReading, in conversation with Ann VanderMeer (UH OH!), Q&ANEW YORK CITY: PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL, Gender, Power, and Authoritarianism Panel (ticketed)May 4 @ 6:30 pm, New School Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street(with Marge Piercy, Alice Sola Kim, Namwali Serpell, Basma Abdel Aziz)NEW YORK CITY: PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL, Dystopias Panel (ticketed event)May 5 @ 7:00 pm, Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street(with Clare Vaye Watkins and Emily St. John Mandel)WASHINGTON, D.C.: Politics & Prose BookstoreMay 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, 5015 Connecticut Ave NWReading, in conversation with Ann VanderMeer (UH OH!), Q&ASEATTLE: University BookstoreMay 10 @ 7:00 pm, 4326 University Way NEReading, in conversation with Daphne Durham (from MCD Books)PORTLAND, OR: Powell’s City of BooksMay 11 @ 7:30 pm, 1005 West Burnside StreetReading, in conversation with Lidia YuknavitchPOINT REYES STATION, CA: Point Reyes Books (***BONUS = Lighthouse)May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Point Reyes Books, 11315 Highway 1Reading, in conversation with Ann VanderMeerSAN FRANCISCO: Green Apple Books on the Park (with SF in SF sponsorship)May 16 @ 7:30 pm, 1231 9th AveReading, in conversation with Robin Sloan, Q&ASANTA CRUZ: Bookshop Santa Cruz May 17 @ 7:00 pm, ADDRESSReading, in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler, Q&ALOS ANGELES: The Last BookstoreMay 18 @ 7:00 pm, 453 South Spring StreetReading, in conversation with Brian Evenson, Q&AAUSTIN: BookPeopleMay 21 @ 3:00 pm, 603 N. LamarHOUSTON: Brazos BookstoreMay 22 @ 7:00 pm, 2421 Bissonnet StReading, in conversation with Timothy Morton, Q&ATALLAHASSEE: Midtown ReaderMay 24 @ 5:30 pm, 1123 Thomasville RoadORLANDO: Functionally LiterateMay 27 @ 7:15 pm, venue TBD, sponsored by Burrow Press & Bookmark ItTAMPA: Oxford ExchangeMay 28 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, 420 W Kennedy BlvdReading and in conversation with scientist and debut novelist Weike Wang (author of “Chemistry)THOMASVILLE, GA: The BookshelfJune 10 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 126 South Broad StreetLater in 2017: The Guggenheim, The Strand, Hub City Bookshop, World SF Convention in Helsinki, Decatur Book Festival, and others TBD.