Wider Than The Sky: Author Katherine Rothschild in Conversation With Randy Ribay

Please join us on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 6 PM PST for an online book launch of the new YA novel, WIDER THAN THE SKY, with author Katherine Rothschild. Katherine will be in conversation with Randy Ribay, author of PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING.

Our discussion will be webcast on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83921967498.

(Order your copy of WIDER THAN THE SKY at https://bit.ly/ggpWider, or in audiobook at http://bit.ly/WiderThanTheSkyAB. Order PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING at http://bit.ly/ggpPatronSaints.)

In the wake of sudden tragedy, twin sisters uncover a secret that rips open their world. Katherine Rothschild explores the pain and power of forgiveness in a stunning debut novel that will shatter your heart and piece it back together, one truth at a time.

Sixteen-year-old Sabine Braxton doesn’t have much in common with her identical twin, Blythe. When their father dies from an unexpected illness, each copes with the loss in her own way—Sabine by “poeting” (an uncontrollable quirk of bursting into poetry at inappropriate moments) and Blythe by obsessing over getting into MIT, their father’s alma mater. Neither can offer each other much support . . . at least not until their emotionally detached mother moves them into a ramshackle Bay Area mansion owned by a stranger named Charlie.

Soon, the sisters unite in a mission to figure out who Charlie is and why he seems to know everything about them. They quickly make a life-changing discovery: their father died of an HIV- related infection, Charlie was his lover, and their mother knows the whole story. The revelation unravels Sabine’s world, while practical Blythe seems to take everything in stride. Once again at odds with her sister, Sabine chooses to learn all she can about the father she never knew. Ultimately, she must decide if she can embrace his last wish for their family legacy—along with forgiveness.

About the Author

Katherine Rothschild, PhD, is a Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University, a former Arabic dance instructor, and an obsessive food truck follower. She’s the recipient of a Vermont Studio Center artist’s grant, and her personal essays have been published on KQED/NPR, in the San Francisco Chronicle, and in several other publications. She graduated from UC Irvine’s creative writing program and earned an MFA in fiction writing at St. Mary’s College of California.