Willy Vlautin

Dan Eccles

Willy Vlautin is an author and musician who has written seven novels, the latest being "The Horse." Three of his books, "The Motel Life," "Lean on Pete" and "The Night Always Comes," have been adapted into movies, and his work has been translated into 15 languages.

In addition to winning three Oregon Books Awards, Vlautin has been inducted in the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. His songs and stories chronicle the lives of the outcasts, the working-class, and those often ignored by society.

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Awards: 3 Oregon Book Awards, The Nevada Silver Pen Award, Finalist for the Pen Faulkner and Dublin Literary Award

For Better or Worse

The ups and downs of life--love, addiction, heartbreak, mental health issues--are the stuff of great novels. Authors Jonathan Evison, Lisa Genova, and Willy Vlautin discuss what it takes to write profoundly haunting novels that are heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Fiction / Literature
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jonathan Evison, Lisa Genova, Willy Vlautin
Moderator: Becky Monroe

SW Books of the Year - Fiction

A woman looks for a missing friend. An alcoholic musician can’t get rid of a mysterious four-legged visitor, and a teen wonders about the stranger at the edge of town. These three novelists will tell us about stories that became Southwest Books of the Year.

UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Sydney Graves, Marcela Fuentes, Willy Vlautin
Moderator: Tom Zoellner

A World Apart

Parker, Urrea and Vlautin each write stories set apart from everyday life. Come hear how they decide how and why. From World War II to a surf competition to the middle of nowhere, these authors write stunning stories of strength, loneliness and fear.

Campus Store (Seats 250)  
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: T. Jefferson Parker, Luis Alberto Urrea, Willy Vlautin
Moderator: Annette Everlove

Books:

The Horse

Fiction / Literature
HarperCollins
July 2024
ISBN 9780063346574
208 pages

The Night Always Comes

A Novel
Fiction / Literature
Harper Perrenial
January 2022
ISBN 9780063035096
240 pages