Date & Time
Friday, November 13, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Address
Marmo Gallery, 217 W Cota St, Shelton, WA 98584

Description
Portland writer Lydia Kiesling visits Marmo Gallery for a reading from her novel Mobility. The book is a coming-of-age story whose protagonist finds her way through a world of corporate greed. Mobility was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and named one of the best books of 2023 by Powell’s Books, Time and Vulture. Author Geraldine Brooks called it “a masterpiece of misdirection,” and other critics have described it as politically sharp and laugh-out-loud funny.

After the reading, Kiesling will talk about starting a book and seeing it through to publication. Aspiring writers in the audience may find that part especially useful.