Rinpoche proves a thoroughly pleasant companion and Otto is engaging. 'Merullo delivers a spirituality-themed road novel set in modern-day America. The book has received praise from reviewers, including Diane Donovan at Midwest Book Review who wrote, “Dessert with Buddha's special flavor of spiritual and social examination will leave readers hungry for more.' Kirkus Reviews said the book offered an insightful and playful journey. Otto's sister, Cecelia, his daughter Natasha, son Anthony, and niece Shelsa, all have small but important roles in the story, as the famous duo pilots a hybrid pickup along back roads and superhighways, toward the series' climactic finish. preacher to a hedge fund executive, from a Syrian refugee to a homeless North Carolinian-tour some famous American sights and enjoy the kinds of conversations about spirituality that have engrossed hundreds of thousands of readers from China to Turkey to Croatia, and in every U.S. Along the way, they meet an array of intriguing characters-from a former NBA star to a Holocaust survivor, from an A.M.E. On the latest journey, Rinpoche and Otto head down the Eastern Seaboard from Boston to points south. I wanted this one to be a testament to the kind of generosity I grew up with, a full-souled selflessness, an antidote to greed.' 'I wrote Dessert,' Merullo says 'so that it can be enjoyed as a standalone, or after having read the other three novels. The two have previously appeared in Merullo’s books “Breakfast with Buddha”, “Lunch with Buddha”, and “Dinner with Buddha”. His latest book, “Dessert with Buddha ”, takes the eccentric, sort-of-Buddhist monk, Volya Rinpoche, and his skeptical, middle-of-the-road brother-in-law, Otto Ringling, on another enlightening road trip filled with meals, humor, social commentary, and good times. Merullo, a 1971 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, is the author of 24 books, including 17 works of fiction. It is free and open to the public with no registration required.

The event will take place at the Exeter Town Hall on Thursday, May 18 at 7 p.m.

EXETER - Water Street Bookstore is hosting award-winning author Roland Merullo for a talk and release of his latest book, “Dessert with Buddha”.

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