Keisling visits hometown to promote latest novel

For the first time this year, Kentucky native and author Todd Keisling will visit his hometown in promotion of his latest novel, The Liminal Man (Precipice Books, October 2012).
Keisling, a graduate of the University of Kentucky, was raised in Corbin and lived there until 2005. Though he now lives near Reading, Pa. with his wife and son and has been reviewed across the nation, Keisling has chosen to return to his roots by travelling 600 miles and granting the first look at the sequel with appearances at two venues in Corbin.
In-person signings are scheduled at the Corbin Public Library at 215 Roy Kidd Avenue on Friday, Oct. 26th from 5-7 p.m., and You & Me, Coffee & Tea at 300 Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 27th from 5-7 p.m. Copies of his books will be available.
Keisling’s latest novel is the sequel to 2010’s A Life Transparent, which drops in on the life of Donovan Candle, a man whose life has become monotonous and desolate. Candle finds himself spinning his wheels at age 32 with unfulfilled creative ambitions, a job he hates, and nothing to show for the time he’s lost.
In A Life Transparent, Candle’s middle-class boredom is broken when he begins to mysteriously flicker in and out of existence. Doubting his sanity, he suddenly realizes he can see creatures who shouldn’t be there at all – yet are, and worse, want to consume him. He falls prey to the alternate world, the Monochrome, where everything is gray and decayed into flat planes. Lost and with no hope of rescue from the other side, Candle finally understands the vital importance of crafting a considered life – but is it too late?
In the sequel, The Liminal Man, the reader joins Candle after his first bout with the creatures and villains of the Monochrome. He has worked hard to recast his boring circumstances, taking on a more engaging career as a private investigator, focusing his artistic passions, and beginning to grow his family. Things have never been better.
But Candle quickly learns not all is wrapped-up as neatly as it seems.
The Missing Persons folder in Candle’s office is overflowing, and he starts noticing an oddly familiar, horrifying thread between the cases. These disappearances have been no accident. With a pregnant wife at home, a young missing relative, a powerful new enemy, and much to lose, Candle must once again journey into the Monochrome – intentionally, this time – and hope his strength of will is enough to make things right.
Taken as a whole, Keisling’s series speaks directly to the individual reader, posing challenging questions and provoking inward glances. Given the current economic climate, it’s an especially tough thing to let go and risk living a life by anything other than the numbers. It’s human nature. But A Life Transparent and The Liminal Man present the reader with that which must be asked, external circumstances and status quo be damned.
What are you waiting for, and what is passing you by?