Spokane Is Reading is pleased to announce award-winning author Laurie Frankel and her novel One Two Three as the selection for this year’s community-wide reading event.
Laurie Frankel is The New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of six novels, including her latest, Enormous Wings, as well as Family Family, One Two Three, and the Reese’s Book Club pick, This Is How It Always Is. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly and other publications. She is the recipient of the Washington State Book Award and the Endeavor Award. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and been optioned for film and TV. A former college professor, she now writes full-time in Seattle, Washington where she lives with her family and makes good soup.
One Two Three narrates the story of the Mitchell triplets—Mab, Monday, and Mirabel—and their fight for justice after an unscrupulous company knowingly poisons their small town. The three unforgettable narrators tell a spellbinding story with wit, wonder, and deep affection about how expanding our notions of normal makes the world a better place for everyone and how when days are darkest, it’s our daughters who will save us all.
BookPage calls the novel, “A warm, funny tour de force…delightfully memorable and wildly empowering,” and Publishers Weekly describes it as “a story of adversity and resilience.” It manages the rare feat of being both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply affecting, exploring vital themes such as disability, community, family, environmental harm, and activism.
Check out a copy from SPL // Buy a copy from Aunties’ Bookstore // Check out a copy from SCLD
Meet the author
Read the book, then join us for a conversation with the author this fall. Mark your calendar for one of these two events:
- Wednesday, October 7 at 1pm at SCLD’s Spokane Valley Library
- Wednesday, October 7 at 7pm at Spokane Public Library’s Central Library
About Spokane Is Reading
Spokane Is Reading is an annual program designed to connect Spokane through reading and meaningful discussions. Spokane Is Reading is one of the longest-running community reads in the state of Washington. Since the formation of Spokane Is Reading in 2002, the program has celebrated such authors as Debra Magpie Earling, Madeline Miller, Amy Stewart, Jess Walter, Kate Lebo, and Maria Semple. Generous support for Spokane Is Reading comes from the Friends of the Library groups in Spokane County and the City of Spokane, Humanities Washington, Spokane Arts, and readers throughout Spokane County. Spokane Is Reading is a collaborative effort of SCLD, Spokane Public Library, and Auntie’s Bookstore.
Spokane Is Reading is a free program thanks to generous community support. Donate to Spokane Is Reading to continue this important community program for years to come. Learn more at spokaneisreading.org.
