Back to All Events

Trident Author Series: Jordan Rosenfeld and Steven Dunn - Fallout & Tannery Bay

  • Trident Booksellers & Cafe 940 pearl street Boulder, CO 80302 USA (map)

About Fallout:

Told in three points-of-view, with a nearly all-women “cast,” FALLOUT is a timely exploration of the power of women to radicalize for a just cause against forces of opposition.

Journalist Justine Goodman’s professional interest has turned to obsession with Project Nemesis—an all-women group of eco-anarchists set on dismantling a dirty energy company and its power -hungry CEO. She risks everything to gain entry into their inner circle, but tragedy strikes just as she’s close to her goal.

Zoe Rasmussen, wearied by her role as energy magnate Phil Rasmussen's wife, clings unhappily to her situation to avoid facing off with her past. When grief-stricken Justine appears with a demand, Zoe is torn between terror and excitement. But Justine's actions have attracted dangerous forces, pulling Zoe’s 19-year-old daughter, Hannah into their midst. As all these women hurtle towards inevitable collision, they each face the choice: uphold the status quo, or risk shattering their lives in the name of what’s right.

About Jordan: 

Jordan Rosenfeld is author of the novels Fallout, Women in Red and Forged in Grace, and six books on the craft of writing, including the bestselling Make a Scene and How to Write a Page-Turner, Writing the Intimate Character, A Writer’s Guide to Persistence, Writing Deep Scenes and Write Free: Attracting the Creative Life. Her freelance essays and articles have been published in hundreds of publications, including The Atlantic, The Rumpus, LitHub, Publisher’s Weekly, The Cut, Scientific American and many more.

About TANNERY BAY:

Enter a world where time stands still, and summer never ends.  In the enchanted town of Tannery Bay, it’s July 37th, and then  July 2nd again, but the year is a mystery. Trapped in an eter nal loop, the residents embark on an extraordinary journey  of self-discovery, unity, and defiance against the forces that  seek to divide them. 

Otis and Joy, intrepid siblings, work with their family and  friends to oppose a formidable adversary: The Owners. These  cunning and ruthless old men, driven by insatiable greed,  hold the town hostage, exploiting its resources and dividing  its people. 

In this powerful #ownvoices narrative, Tannery Bay is a captivating tale of Black Joy and Queer Joy, and the ways in which  family is both biological and chosen, where love transcends  boundaries, and where art is a vehicle for change.

About Steven: 

Steven Dunn (a.k.a. Pothole, cuz he’s deep in these streets) is a Whiting Award winner who was shortlisted for Granta Magazine’s Best of Young American Novelists. He’s the author of three novels: Potted Meat, water & power, and Tannery Bay (FC2/University of Alabama Press, 2024), which is co-authored with his homie Katie Jean Shinkle.