More disturbingly, his mother's death may well have been a suicide, not an accident. As lonely women vie for his father's attention, Kevin discovers Patrick'sown closely guarded secret: he had planned to abandon his family for another woman. His mother Eileen died two years earlier when her car plunged into the icy waters of the Mississippi River, and since then Kevin's relationship with his father Patrick has become increasingly distant. This program is funded by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.Brian Malloy's acclaimed debut novel set in Minneapolis in the late 70's, The Year of Ice is the story of a painfully revealing year that threatens to shatter the tenuous bonds between a father and his teenage son It is 1978 in the Twin Cities, and Kevin Doyle, a high school senior, is a marginal student in love with keggers, rock and roll, and-unbeknownst to anyone else-a boy in his class with thick eyelashes and a bad attitude. After registering, you will receive an automated confirmation email. You must register in advance for this program. This is an online program offered remotely using Zoom communication software. He received his MFA from the University of Minnesota and currently teaches creative writing in Minneapolis.

As an early employee of the Minnesota AIDS Project, Malloy helped organize the state's first AIDS Walk in 1988 and has remained an engaged member of the community. The recipient of an ALA Alex Award and the Minnesota Book Award, his novels have been shortlisted for The Violet Quill Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT fiction. Brian Malloy is the activist and award-winning author of After Francesco, The Year of Ice, Brendan Wolf, and Twelve Long Months.

Published on the 40th anniversary of the disease's first reported cases, After Francesco is both a tribute to a generation lost to the pandemic as well as a powerful exploration of heartbreak, recovery and how love can defy grief. Acclaimed author Brian Malloy brings insight, humor, and the authenticity of his own experiences as a member of the AIDS generation to this universal story of love and loss set in New York City and Minneapolis at the peak of the AIDS crisis.

The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy