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“The Call is the only book I’ve read by Yannick Murphy, but it has made me a fan ... It was a total unexpected pleasure.”
– Librarian Nancy Pearl discussing The Call in her webinar Nancy Pearl Presents: Books that Make Great Gifts

Yannick Murphy is the author of the novels, THE CALL, SIGNED, MATA HARI, HERE THEY COME, and THE SEA OF TREES. Her story collections include STORIES IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE and IN A BEAR’S EYE. Her children’s books include THE COLD WATER WITCH, BABY POLAR, and AHWOOOOOOOO!. She is the recipient of various awards including a Pushcart Prize, a Laurence L. and Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award, a Whiting Writer’s Award, a National Endowment for the Arts award, and a Chesterfield Screenwriting award. Her story IN A BEAR’S EYE was published in the 2007 O. Henry Prize Stories.

Readings & Book Signings

A discussion of “The Call” for The Boston Globe Book Club
6:30 pm, Thursday, January 29th
Wellesley Books, 82 Central St., Wellesley, MA

Join the Twitter session where @YannickMurphy will answer questions about “The Call” for the Boston Globe Book Club, on Tuesday, Jan. 27th at 12:00 pm! #GlobeBookClub