Book Pick: 'Nate in Venice' by Richard Russo

Nate in Venice
The cover of Richard Russo's new novella "Nate in Venice."
Image courtesy of the publisher

Kerri's book pick this week is "Nate in Venice" by Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo.

Instead of Random House, Russo's usual publisher, "Nate in Venice" was released by Byliner, a company that publishes digital-only short stories, novellas, and non-fiction meant to be read in under two hours.

Here's how Byliner describes the book:

"On their first night in Venice, the tour group in Richard Russo's brilliant new novella gather for dinner. The title character, a professor who recently retired from a small New England college, is trying to relearn social graces after a year of self-imposed solitude. With his overbearing older brother at the table, it's not an easy task."

Related: Richard Russo on Talking Volumes with Kerri Miller

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