Join acclaimed novelist John Vercher on tour for Devil Is Fine, a profoundly moving novel about a struggling biracial writer grappling with the death of his son and a dark family history. Brilliantly crafted, this novel blurs the lines between real and imagined, past and present, and tragedy and humor, dissecting the legacies we leave behind, and those we inherit.
"Devil Is Fine is many things: part meditation, part fever dream, and part high-wire act that, somehow, Vercher executes flawlessly. Few have the imagination to write like this, and even fewer have the skill."
—Jason Mott, author of National Book Award winner Hell of a Book
“Propulsive and meticulously crafted, Devil Is Fine is full of mystery, magic, dark comedy, and heart. John Vercher writes Black father-and-son intimacies with a singular virtuosity. He also delivers a well-deserved skewering to racism in the worlds of academia and publishing. That he keeps these and other narrative balls in the air with aplomb is a brilliant feat. I loved this novel!”
—Deesha Philyaw, author of PEN/Faulkner Award–winning The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
May 7 | Philadelphia, PA
Drexel Writing Festival
3:00 PM ET
20 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
More information: drexel.edu
June 15 | Doylestown, PA
Doylestown Bookshop with Nicola Yoon for One of Our Kind
2:00 PM ET
16 S. Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
More information: doylestownbookshop.com
June 19 | Philadelphia, PA
New venue! A Novel Idea with Joseph Earl Thomas and Reggie Bailey
6:30 PM ET
1726 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
More information: anovelideaphilly.com
June 20 | Pittsburgh, PA
Riverstone Books with Jan Beatty
7:00 PM ET
5841 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
More information: riverstonebookstore.com
July 10 | Doylestown, PA
Doylestown Bookshop with Phillip B. Williams
6:00 PM ET
16 S. Main Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
More information: doylestownbookshop.com
July 11 | Philadelphia, PA
A Novel Idea with Laura Chow Reeve for A Small Apocalypse
6:30 PM ET
1726 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
More information: anovelideaphilly.com
July 18 | Bethesda, MD
The Writer's Center with Chet’la Sebree
7:00 PM ET
4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD 20815
More information: writer.org
July 28 | Rehoboth, DE
Signing at Browseabout Books
1:00 PM ET
133 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth, DE 19971
More information: browseaboutbooks.com
August 7 | New Orleans, LA
Postponed! Baldwin & Co. with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
6:00 PM CT
1030 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
More information: eventbrite.com
August 11 | Asheville, NC
Malaprop's Bookstore with Jason Mott
More information: malaprops.com
August 13 | Brooklyn, NY
Books Are Magic with Mira Jacob
7:00 PM ET
122 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
More information: eventbrite.com
August 29 | Athens, GA
Avid Bookshop with Sabrina Orah Mark
7:00 PM ET
1662 S. Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30606
More information: avidbookshop.com
September 26–29 | Little Rock, AR
Six Bridges Book Festival
More information coming soon!
October 26–27 | Nashville, TN
Southern Festival of Books
More information coming soon!
