Alex Myers -- While We Were Silent

Join author Alex Myer for a reading from his newest novel While We Were Silent, and a discussion on his previous novel Revolutionary and the 250th anniversary of the United States. Autumn, 2015. Green Dell Academy is a prestigious co-ed prep school tucked away in a quiet corner of Connecticut. And although it has its first female head of school, it’s still very much a boys’ club—a club with longstanding “traditions” that involve gross misconduct and now also murder. A woman has been killed, right here on campus, a woman who has been deeply involved in fighting sexual violence, a woman who had no shortage of enemies. The murder case coupled with an investigation into allegations of sexual assault brings deep rooted and dark secrets going back decades to the surface—and some people seem to value the old ways more than human life . . .Alex Myers is a teacher, writer, and transgender rights advocate. His debut novel, Revolutionary, was released in 2014 and was a finalist for a Lambda Literary award. His other novels include Continental Divide and The Story of Silence. He lives and teaches in Vermont with his wife and two cats.