Korby Lenker’s first book, Medium Hero, features 27 stories culled from his 15 years as a solo touring indie musician. The stories are as colorful as their titles—“Rat’s Dude,” “Manboy and the Mafia Table,” “Catlady”—and flourish under his descriptive, empathetic pen. From a romantic-encounter-turned-familycrisis, to a humorous eulogy for his recently deceased piano teacher, to an unlikely visit with a convicted felon in a California desert, Lenker has distilled an unusual life that began in Twin Falls, into potent vignettes that you will read more than once.

Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Idaho Stories, Oct 20, 2016 – Jan 6, 2017.