The Jills author Karen Parkman in conversation with Claire Lombardo
April 8, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Overview
In this propulsive debut, a Buffalo Bills cheerleader will stop at nothing to solve the disappearance of her best friend and teammate, navigating the dark underbelly of a hardscrabble city, the grime and glamour of professional cheerleading, and her own tangled family history.
Karen Parkman holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Parkman’s stories have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Joyland, and other outlets. She is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Claire Lombardo is the author of the nationally bestselling novel Same As It Ever Was. Her debut, The Most Fun We Ever Had, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Reese's Book Club pick. Her short fiction has appeared in, among others, Playboy, Barrelhouse Magazine, Little Fiction, and Longform. Her story, "I Only Want to Talk About the Nice Things," was one of 2016's Best of the Net, and was #1 on Longform's 2015 fiction list. She lives in Minneapolis.
The Jills author Karen Parkman in conversation with Claire Lombardo
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The Jills author Karen Parkman in conversation with Claire Lombardo420 Summit Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55102