Peter brown hoffmeister will give the keynote presentation, the intentional art of failure. Project muse the rise and function of the holy man in late. Peter brown hoffmeister tells his compelling process as he talks about his newest book. First of four book trailers for peter brown hoffmeister s newest novel, too shattered for mending knopf, random house. Jo graphic the valleyby peter brown hoffmeister tyrus books this well written and interesting novel set in yosemite valley loosely follows. Hoffmeister is the author of graphic the valley, the end of boys, let them be eaten by bears, and the forthcoming this is the part where you laugh knopf, random house, 2016 and too shattered for. The end of boys peter hoffmeister peter hoffmeister was a nervous child who ran away repeatedly and bit his fingernails until they bled. Peter brown hoffmeister is the author of five books including the forthcoming too shattered for mending knopf, random house, 2017.
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