Welcoming The Scholar of Moab

[March 10 update: Please try to park efficiently (relatively close to other cars). It's best to fill the parking lots down below first, and then the upper areas. If you arrive and it doesn't seem like there is room to park (there should be room for all), continue driving around the Shadyside  loop.  There is a flat meadow at the North end of the loop by the last cabin, and you can park on either side of the road there (including on the meadow).]     


Please join us in celebrating  the publication of The Scholar of Moab.  Poet and author Steve Peck will read from his  new novel and favor us with conversation about the book, the La Sal Mountains, comedy, tragedy, (un)belief, and folklore.
If you haven't read the book, it's available online at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and can be found locally wherever truly great books are sold.
If you have read it, you won't be surprised to learn that  the book was just named as a Finalist for the Montaigne Medal (a national award for the most thought-provoking books being considered for the Eric Hoffer Award).

When: Saturday March 10, 7:00 pm
Where: We'll meet at a cabin up the South Fork of Provo Canyon. It's located 9 miles from the mouth of Provo Canyon. The address is 6037 N. Shadyside Drive, Provo, 84604. Google and Mapquest can get you close, but see the Directions link below.

RSVP? An RSVP to Kif Augustine (adamks@law.byu.edu) or Stirling (sadams@novell.com) is not necessary, but would be nice to help in planning for the evening nibbles. Also, it helps us determine how many parking spaces to clear (there's still snow up there). 

Directions to Book Party

For directions and map, click here.

About Steve

Steven L. Peck is an evolutionary ecologist and teaches the philosophy of biology. His scientific work has appeared in American Naturalist, Newsweek, Evolution, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Biological Theory, Agriculture and Human Values, Biology & Philosophy, and co-edited volume on environmental stewardship. His creative works include the novel The Gift of the King’s Jeweler; His poetry has appeared inDialogue, Bellowing Ark, Irreantum, Red Rock Review, Glyphs III, Tales of the Talisman, Victorian Violet Press, and other places. He has published a number of science fiction stories. He was nominated for the 2011 Science Fiction Poetry Association’s Rhysling Award. Other awards include the Meyhew Short Story Contest, First Place at Warp and Weave, Honorable Mention in the 2011 Brookie and D.K. Brown Fiction Contest, and Second Place in the Eugene England Memorial Essay Contest.