ONE BOOK NAPA
Let's read the same book!
Calling all Napa readers to join a one-of-a-kind “book club” this summer! Napa Valley Writers’ Conference (NVWC) in partnership with the Napa County Library, Napa Bookmine, and Copperfield’s Books are proud to present ONE BOOK NAPA, featuring The Road from Belhaven by Margot Livesey.
ONE BOOK NAPA will kick off on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 11:30am with a fun-filled read-a-along at Decant Napa. Local authors, including NVWC director, Angela Pneuman, NVWC alums, Sasha Paulsen and Kirsten Mickelwait as well local authors, Kara Vernor, Andy Demsky, and others will read from The Road from Belhaven while guests read along with them or listen the lyrical words of Margot. The first 10 guests will receive a free copy of The Road from Belhaven.
ONE BOOK NAPA will culminate in a book reading and signing with Margot on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Napa County Library.
The Road from Belhaven is available in paperback at Cooperfield’s Books and Napa Bookmine.
What the critics say about Margot's book, The Road from Belhaven:
“Bewitching and seductive.” —Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions for You • “Magical.” —Allegra Goodman, author of Sam • “This book is a cold, clear, perfect lake.” —Lauren Groff, author of The Vaster Wilds
Growing up in the care of her grandparents on Belhaven Farm, Lizzie Craig discovers as a small child that she can see into the future. But her gift is selective—she doesn’t, for instance, see that she has an older sister who will come to join the family. As her “pictures” foretell various incidents and accidents, she begins to realize a painful truth: she may glimpse the future, but she can seldom change it.
Nor can Lizzie change the feelings that come when a young man named Louis, visiting Belhaven for the harvest, begins to court her. Why have the adults around her not revealed that the touch of a hand can change everything? After following Louis to Glasgow, though, she learns the limits of his devotion. Faced with a seemingly impossible choice, she makes a terrible mistake. But her second sight may allow her a second chance.
Luminous and transporting, The Road from Belhaven “is a marvel… a story as thrilling as it is thoughtful, one animated by life’s fundamental question: How do we change?” (Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents)
ONE BOOK NAPA will kick off on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 11:30am with a fun-filled read-a-along at Decant Napa. Local authors, including NVWC director, Angela Pneuman, NVWC alums, Sasha Paulsen and Kirsten Mickelwait as well local authors, Kara Vernor, Andy Demsky, and others will read from The Road from Belhaven while guests read along with them or listen the lyrical words of Margot. The first 10 guests will receive a free copy of The Road from Belhaven.
ONE BOOK NAPA will culminate in a book reading and signing with Margot on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Napa County Library.
The Road from Belhaven is available in paperback at Cooperfield’s Books and Napa Bookmine.
What the critics say about Margot's book, The Road from Belhaven:
“Bewitching and seductive.” —Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions for You • “Magical.” —Allegra Goodman, author of Sam • “This book is a cold, clear, perfect lake.” —Lauren Groff, author of The Vaster Wilds
Growing up in the care of her grandparents on Belhaven Farm, Lizzie Craig discovers as a small child that she can see into the future. But her gift is selective—she doesn’t, for instance, see that she has an older sister who will come to join the family. As her “pictures” foretell various incidents and accidents, she begins to realize a painful truth: she may glimpse the future, but she can seldom change it.
Nor can Lizzie change the feelings that come when a young man named Louis, visiting Belhaven for the harvest, begins to court her. Why have the adults around her not revealed that the touch of a hand can change everything? After following Louis to Glasgow, though, she learns the limits of his devotion. Faced with a seemingly impossible choice, she makes a terrible mistake. But her second sight may allow her a second chance.
Luminous and transporting, The Road from Belhaven “is a marvel… a story as thrilling as it is thoughtful, one animated by life’s fundamental question: How do we change?” (Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents)
Meet the Author
July 18 – Free reading and book signing with Margot Livesey at Napa County Library, 580 Coombs St., Napa.
July 21 – 1:30pm – Fiction writing craft lecture with Margot Livesey, part of Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. $25 admission at the door, $15 for students with ID.
July 23 – 4:30pm – Free discussion of the works of Margot Livesey and poet Brian Teare with author Caroline Goodwin, part of the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Community Room, McCarthy Library, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa.
July 23 – 5:30pm – Wine reception and reading with Margot Livesey and poet Brian Teare, part of Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. $20 admission at the door, free for students with ID.
July 18 – Free reading and book signing with Margot Livesey at Napa County Library, 580 Coombs St., Napa.
July 21 – 1:30pm – Fiction writing craft lecture with Margot Livesey, part of Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. $25 admission at the door, $15 for students with ID.
July 23 – 4:30pm – Free discussion of the works of Margot Livesey and poet Brian Teare with author Caroline Goodwin, part of the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Community Room, McCarthy Library, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa.
July 23 – 5:30pm – Wine reception and reading with Margot Livesey and poet Brian Teare, part of Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa. $20 admission at the door, free for students with ID.
