Wm. Paul Young Celebrates RETURN TO THE SHACK at B&N Cool Springs!

Barnes & Noble – Cool Springs welcomes Wm. Paul Young to celebrate the release of RETURN TO THE SHACK on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 PM! Join Barnes & Noble - Cool Springs, TN on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 PM as we welcome best-selling author Wm. Paul Young to sign and discuss his new release RETURN TO THE SHACK. Nearly twenty years after his spiritual phenomenon The Shack, William Paul Young returns to Mack and Nan’s story as they confront grief, forgiveness and the man who killed their daughter. To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. TICKETING INFORMATION Book Admission - $29.63 (Admission + one copy of RETURN TO THE SHACK + tax): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes: • One copy of RETURN TO THE SHACK. • Admission to the event space and signing line with Wm. Paul Young. **Please Note: Seating is limited at this event and will be served on a first-come first-serve basis. Paul will sign and personalize copies of RETURN TO THE SHACK following the discussion. He is also happy to sign any of his previously published books which will also be available for purchase at the event. Photos will be permitted at the event. Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 5:00 PM the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in. Please arrive by 5:00 PM in order to secure your spot in the event space. Late arrivals may not have the opportunity to meet the author. GUIDELINES Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter. No large bags will be permitted into the event. Any gifts for the author will be collected prior to the signing line. REFUNDS Attendees can receive refunds up to 24 hours before the event start time. If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes & Noble - Cool Springs will hold your book for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup. Should this event be canceled, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite's refund policy. All event guidelines are subject to change. If you have any additional questions, please call the store directly at: (615) 377-9979. Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entrance or directed to leave the premises. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT RETURN TO THE SHACK: How does life go on in the face of irreconcilable loss? How can the irredeemable find redemption? Unrivaled storyteller Wm. Paul Young leads us back to the great questions of human existence in this long-awaited sequel to one of the world’s most beloved and widely read books of the last twenty years - The Shack. Ten years after the devastating events of The Shack, Mackenzie Allen Phillips is still living in the shadow of loss. Though life has moved forward, grief continues to haunt his family, his relationships, his faith, and his very sense of self. Nan, his wife, carries her own hidden sorrow. They are two people bound together by love yet often divided by pain. On what would have been their daughter Missy’s sixteenth birthday, Mack and Nan confront the unthinkable when is asked to visit death row to speak with the serial killer who abducted and murdered her. In the stark silence of the prison, Mack encounters not only the brokenness of another human being but also the raw weight of his own anger, doubt, and disappointment with God. Where is God when unbearable suffering endures? How can a shattered heart ever heal? In Return to the Shack, William Paul Young invites readers on a profound journey into the depths of grief, the complexity of trauma, and the surprising humanity of those we most fear. With honesty and compassion, he explores the devastating impact of mental illness, abuse, and violence, the strain of loss on relationships, and the staggering cost—and unexpected freedom—of forgiveness. This long-awaited sequel dares to ask the hardest questions: What does it mean to forgive the unforgivable? How do we live with God’s silence when our wounds cry out for answers? And can even the darkest prison and the most desolate wreckage of broken dreams become places where grace and redemption take root? Both tender and unflinching, Return to the Shack is a story of pain, faith, and the relentless possibility of hope. ABOUT Wm. Paul Young: William Paul Young is a Canadian author best known for his novel The Shack. Originally written to set down his beliefs for family and friends, the book went on to be a New York Times bestseller for the better part a year. He was raised by his missionary parents among the Dani, a Stone Age tribe in the highlands of former New Guinea. His other books include Cross Roads and Eve. He now lives Oregon with his wife and is the father of six children.