Admission is a suggested $5 donation.With 18 million copies sold worldwide, The Shack is an international bestseller that explores life's toughest questions through the gripping story of one man's struggle to find answers to his suffering a space for you to explore life, God, the world and what it is to be fully human?” Through his novels, Young seeks to create such a space.Īuntie's Bookstore hosts Young's reading at the Bing Crosby Theater, on Tuesday, Oct. Young questions, “Is it possible to craft a space for community and conversation free of the divisiveness of politics, or religion or ideology. Through Eve, Young not only poses compelling questions regarding the equality of men and women by exploring our beginnings, but also aims to freshen our take on a familiar tale. While nursing her back to health, he discovers that she has a unique genetic makeup, connecting her to every single race. The novel centers on John the Collector, who discovers a young woman washed ashore on an island - sick, battered, and barely surviving. Both The Shack and Young's 2012 novel Crossroads are New York Times bestsellers.Įve is a vibrant investigation into the Creation narrative that challenges beliefs about our beginnings. The Shack, Young’s first work, has sold over 22 million copies. The controversial yet absorbing piece of fiction shared a story of grief and loss, and further served as an invitation to readers into a more personal, non-religious understanding of God. While Young was raised by a Christian missionary family living amongst a primitive tribe in the former New Guinea, his novels reach far beyond a religious audience. Now, four years later and a well-established writer, Young visits Spokane to discuss his newest novel, Eve, released in September.

Before Canadian-born author William Paul Young published his first novel in 2011, he was living near Portland, Oregon, and working three different jobs.

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