River Readings: Peter Geye (Nov. 29)

Fiction writer Peter Geye's first book "Safe from the Sea," won Indie Lit Award and Northeast Minnesota Book Award. Geye was born and grew up in Minneapolis, where he currently lives. He received his BA from the University of Minnesota and his MFA from the University of New Orleans. At Western Michigan University, he received his PhD, edited Third Coast, and taught creative writing. In the fall of 2010, he published Safe from the Sea (Unbridled Books). Unbridled Books plans to release Geye's second book, The Lighthouse Road, in October.