“Hurricane Lessons—much like a storm itself—is a stunning, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive memoir, alchemizing pain into light. This is a book of cell rearranging prose—a story many will find they’ve been waiting to read. The power of Willis’s voice will keep readers turning the page, as the music, the poetry, and the pulse of the narrative gains steam like a storm surge and lifts off the page. Willis is an important new voice in American memoir.”

—Alice Anderson, Author of Some Bright Morning I’ll Fly Away

“With language as tender as it is unflinching, Hurricane Lessons traces the quiet ache of a life lived in shadow and the luminous, hard-won joy of stepping into the light. It is a profound reckoning with truth, time, and the courage it takes to rewrite one’s story after years of silence. This memoir reminds us that authenticity isn’t a single moment, but a lifelong unfolding. A necessary and deeply human work.”

—Rachel Macy Stafford, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and certified special education teacher

• LGBTQIA+-friendly tour focused on seven cities: Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Indianapolis and Lexington
• Author essays
• Trade Show Appearances
• Trade Reviews
• AWP featured author