Author N.S. Koenings reading @ Rocky's (Event Over)

ROCKY'S READINGS All readings are free, books available for sale and signing during the event. Monday May 19th, 8pm N.S. KöENINGS Theft Losing something is never easy —Whether it's luggage, love, or the dream of something better—but it's even harder when someone takes it from you. These five seductive tales, rendered with striking grace and subtlety, travel across continents to show men and women striving to regain what has been stolen. In "Setting Up Shop" a young woman is courted by a local entrepreneur who promises to leave his other wives for her. But will she rob others of their happiness to ensure her own? In "Sisters for Shama", a woman's sister who disappeared mysteriously years before—did she steal away or was she stolen?—continues to cast a shadow over her life and her imagination. In the title story, suitcases taken from a bus in an East African city make unlikely allies of a local bus tout and a first-time tourist from Philadelphia. Writing with keen insight and wit, Köenings paints her settings and characters in gorgeously vivid color. This remarkable collection, showcasing her vibrant voice, is sure to astound. N.S. Köenings holds a B.A. in African Studies from Bryn Mawr College and a Ph.D. in socio-cultural anthropology from Indiana University, where she also completed her M.F.A. in fiction. She currently teaches at Hampshire College.