"The Ghosts of Okuma" with Mitch Wieland In-Person
Join Idaho Writer in Residence Mitch Wieland for a lively conversation to discuss the writing of The Ghosts of Okuma, his new novel set in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima in Japan. Wieland lived in Tokyo from 1986-1991 and spent eight weeks in 2012 researching the novel on a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the arts. Wieland will be in conversation with the Library's executive director, Jenny Emery Davidson.
A book signing with Iconoclast Books will follow.
Registration requested to join us in person. To watch live online (no registration needed) visit:https://vimeo.com/event/6139980. A recording will be available to watch on The Community Library's Event Archive.
Mitch will also be conducting a writing workshop in the library on the following day, Saturday, November 14th.
- Date:
- Friday, November 13, 2026
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall
- Campus:
- The Community Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Lectures & Conversations
Mitch Wieland is the author of the novels Willy Slater’s Lane and God’s Dogs. His short stories have appeared in The Missouri Review, The Southern Review, The Best of the West, and The Kenyon Review, among other publications. He’s been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, and the Idaho Commission on the Arts. Wieland is the current Writer in Residence for the state of Idaho.