Lowboy

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
John Wray's critically acclaimed new novel Lowboy is about a 16-year-old schizophrenic who has wandered away from the mental hospital into the subway tunnels believing that the world will end within a few hours and that only he can save it.

Events:
John Wray will be interviewed as part of Opium Magazine's monthly literary interview series
Tuesday, April 7, at 8:00 pm
Happy Ending
302 Broome Street, at Forsyth Street
For more information, call 212-334-9676.

John Wray will be reading
Wednesday, May 6, at 7:00 pm
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street

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