The Woodstock Library Forum

A reading and discussion of the acclaimed debut novel “Easy To Slip”, by Cal Hoffman, in conversation with David Wallis. Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodstock Library.

A review of the book

“Easy to Slip has struck a chord across generations with its emotional candor, sharp wit, and humble insistence on the dignity of the everyday. At once a confessional, a road trip, and a spiritual excavation, the novel resists easy labels—and in doing so, reminds readers what fiction can still do when it dares to be honest.

Told in vivid episodes, yet rooted in emotional truth, the story follows a young man arriving at college in gritty 1970s New York. His mind is overrun, his family shaken by an uncle’s sudden stardom, yet he confronts life with unflinching courage. Pulitzer Prize–winner Geraldine Brooks calls the book “raw, brave, and gripping… an uncommon exploration of adolescence, psychosis, and recovery.””