Mixing pathos and humor in equal measure, Gregory Hill’s East of Denver is an unflinching novel of rural America, a poignant, darkly funny tale about a father and son finding their way together as their home and livelihood inexorably disappears.
- Booklist names East of Denver one of the year's best crime novels. "A little country noir and a lot of black comedy equal a terrific opening salvo from a very talented writer."
- East of Denver has been optioned for film development by Erin Harper. Erin produced the 2012 Sundance selection, My Best Day. She grew up in eastern Colorado, forty miles north of my hometown. With her filmmaking experience, dedication to the source material, and familiarity with the region, there is no one in the world better suited to this task than Erin.
- The paperback edition of East of Denver will be available on June 25, 2013. The cover is groovy:
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Upcoming Events:
Friday, June 21, 2013 Colorado Book Award Celebration Doerr-Hosier Center at the Aspen Meadows Resort and Converence Center in Aspen, Colorado
1-4 pm $10
More details to follow.
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Previous Events:
May 16, 2013 Reading/discussion/various assorted whatnotism M12 Feed Store in Byers, Colorado
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October 13, 2012
Master of Ceremonies for The Big Feed _________
October 12, 2012 Summit County Library Authors' Night
I got to share a podium with three terrific authors:
Beth Groundwater, Mark Stevens, and Paula Scanland.
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October 11, 2012 A visit with the Simple Abundance Book Club Thanks for the wonderful, thought-provoking discussion.
And for the pie, as well.
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September 23, 2012 Reading/signing Grassroots Community Center in Joes, Colorado Thanks to everyone who helped out and attended. This whole process has been fun, but doing a reading back home was top of the list.
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September 13, 2012 - 7pm Reading/signing Old Rock Library
Thanks to the people of Crested Butte for a swell visit.
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August 21-28, 2012 Boulder County Artist-in-Residence
I spent a swell week at Delond Barn in Boulder
County Open Space. In a frenzy of typing, hiking, and general creativity, I finished the first draft of my next novel, got to see Elk butting heads, and--along with Maureen--wrote some songs for The Babysitters.
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May 14-18, 2012 Colegio Roosevelt Lima, Peru
Book-writing lectures, metal sculptures, and rock and roll for the wonderful students and staff of Colegio Roosevelt with my super-wonderful wife, Maureen.
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October 15, 2011 Big Feed Yuma, Colorado Book-reading at a groovy art-of-the rural symposium/BBQ party in the wonderful town of Yuma.
