Dave Kindred presents his personal new book, Leave Out the Tragic Parts, his extraordinary investigation of the death of his grandson. It’s the aching, yet loving revelation of addiction, grief, and the stories we choose to tell our families and ourselves. Join Anderson’s Bookshop on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 pm for this special event with Kindred. Illinois-based Kindred is a member of The National Sports Media Hall of Fame.

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Jared Kindred, 18, left his home and family, choosing to wander across America on freight train cars and live on the street. Addicted to alcohol most of his short life, and withholding the truth from many who loved him, he never found a way to survive. Through this ordeal, Dave Kindred’s love for his grandson never wavered.

Leave Out the Tragic Parts is not merely a reflection on love and addiction and loss. It is a hard-won work of reportage, meticulously reconstructing the life Jared chose for himself–a life that rejected the comforts of civilization in favor of a chance to roam free.