LITERATURE + LECTURES

Blue Willow Bookshop presents a book signing and discussion by Daniel Waters.    Here come the zombies! Daniel Waters, author of the very popular Generation Dead, will join us to discuss his newest novel, Generation Dead: Kiss of Life.

Kiss of Life picks up where Generation Dead left off. Phoebe Kendall is dealing with the aftermath of the events that caused the death of her best friend Adam, who died protecting her from Pete, a deranged jock upset about Phoebe’s relationship with living-impaired Tommy Williams. Adam has now returned as a zombie, and although he is not yet fully functional, Phoebe has realized she has romantic feelings towards Adam. This creates an awkward love triangle between Phoebe, Adam, and Tommy. In the meantime an anti-zombie group co-opts Pete into joining them and making trouble for the zombie population.

Kiss of Life is a continuation of the strong storytelling from Generation Dead. Unlike the first book, though, Kiss of Life moves beyond Phoebe’s experiences to include the impact of the living-impaired and their enemies on a larger scale, throughout the United States. While Phoebe is still the main character, Waters starts to flesh out the other characters, devoting more time to them in this book.

Dan Waters is an exciting new talent in children's fiction. The author  lives with his family in Connecticut.