MICHAEL PERRY In Conversation with CHRISTOPHER MOORE at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

New York Times bestselling author, humorist and radio show host Michael Perry discusses his hilarious and big-hearted fictional debut The Jesus Cow. Michael will be in conversation with fellow funny-man and bestselling author of The Serpent of Venice, Christopher Moore!

About The Jesus Cow: Life is suddenly full of drama for low-key Harley Jackson: A woman in a big red pickup has stolen his bachelor's heart; a Hummer- driving developer hooked on self-improvement audiobooks is threatening to pave the last vestiges of his family farm; and inside his barn lies a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ. Harley's best friend, Billy, a giant of a man who shares his trailer house with a herd of cats and tries to pass off country music lyrics as philosophy, urges him to sidestep the woman, fight the developer, and get rich off the calf. But Harley takes the opposite tack, hoping to avoid what his devout, dearly departed mother would have called "a scene."

Then the secret gets out--right through the barn door--and Harley's "miracle" goes viral. Within hours, pilgrims, grifters, and the media have descended on his quiet patch of Swivel, Wisconsin, looking for a glimpse (and a per- centage) of the calf. Does Harley hide the famous, possibly holy, calf and risk a riot, or give the people what they want--and in the process raise enough money to keep his land and, just maybe, win the woman in the big red pickup?

Harley goes all in, cutting a deal with a major Hollywood agent that transforms his little farm into an international spiritual theme park--think Lourdes, only with cheese curds and souvenir snow globes. Soon, Harley has lots of money . . . and more trouble than he ever dreamed.

Event date: 
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
Books Inc.
601 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA
Books: 
The Jesus Cow: A Novel By Michael Perry Cover Image
$25.99
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ISBN: 9780062289919
Published: Harper - May 19th, 2015

The Serpent of Venice: A Novel By Christopher Moore Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780061779770
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - February 17th, 2015