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Last Bus to Wisdom

Aug

18

2015

Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

Last Bus to Wisdom
by Ivan Doig

“Ivan Doig’s last book, finished before his April 9, 2015 death, is a story that is destined to live through its readers forever. I savored Donal/ Red Chief/ Scotty’s tales of life and adventure, high jinks and mischief, cowboys and hoboes, love and family. This is one of my top three fiction favorites of 2015… Loved it.” …

Aug

18

2015

Ivan Doig, as drawn by Brad Craft

Celebrating Ivan Doig Day

I KNEW IVAN DOIG AS A WRITER before I knew him as a friend, and even though by the end I knew the friend as well as I have known anyone, the writer never ceased to loom over me. It was as if Twain or Cather had strolled off the page and shown up for …

Jul

23

2015

Ivan Doig

Ivan Doig Day Coming August 18

To honor the late beloved author Ivan Doig, Riverhead Books and independent bookstores around the Northwest are planning Ivan Doig Day celebrations to coincide with the publication of his upcoming novel Last Bus to Wisdom. The book is due out on August 18 and so far, according to Riverhead publicist Glory Plata, nine stores are …

Jun

18

2015

Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig

A Tribute to Ivan Doig
Tuesday August 18th, 7 PM
Parkplace Books

  From Parkplace Books in Kirkland, WA: Join Parkplace Books and fellow author/friends Tony Angell,  David B. Williams, and Mary Ann Gwinn in a tribute evening to one of our most creative authors, gifted storyteller and a  remarkably down-to-earth man…with word and song and the release of his last book, Last Bus to Wisdom. Per Ivan, …

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