Benjamin Percy and Nathan Hill talk books, Minnesota

They're debuting novels "The Sky Vault" and "Wellness."

September 21, 2023 at 1:00PM
Benjamin Percy, a novelist who lives in Northfield, will join Nathan Hill to discuss their new novels at Magers & Quinn. (David Joles, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It's a two-fer book bonanza when a pair of novelists with Minnesota ties, Benjamin Percy and Nathan Hill, discuss their new books at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis.

Both titles already are in stores. Former University of St. Thomas professor Hill follows up his bestselling "The Nix" with another epic novel, "Wellness," about a married couple who navigate a variety of cultish self-help groups over a period of two decades. Northfield writer Percy's "The Sky Vault," third in his "Comet Cycle," connects inexplicable weather phenomena in Alaska with a vast government conspiracy.

“The Sky Vault” by Benjamin Percy (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

They will hobnob at "Magical Thinking: An Evening With Nathan Hill and Benjamin Percy," 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event at the Minneapolis store is free but reservations are required at magersandquinn.com.

about the writer

about the writer

Chris Hewitt

Critic / Editor

Interim books editor Chris Hewitt previously worked at the Pioneer Press in St. Paul, where he wrote about movies and theater.

See More