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Choi event postponed
Please note that Susan Choi’s appearance has been postponed until Nov. 29.
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Susan Choi’s newest novel
Author Susan Choi will give a reading from her forthcoming novel on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, Room 305. Choi is the author of The Foreign Student, which won the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, and American … Continue reading
Poet Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon, whose poetry has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the T.S. Eliot Prize, will give a reading on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 001. Among his books of poetry are New Weather, Mules, Why Brownlee Left, Quoof, Meeting The … Continue reading
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, author of the bestseller Behind the Beautiful Forevers, will speak on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Behind the Beautiful Forevers is considered a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells … Continue reading
Literary Boston in 1860
Brenda Wineapple, the author of White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson, will discuss On the Brink of War – Literary Boston in 1860 on Apr. 11 at 7 p.m. in Devlin 101. White Heat was … Continue reading
The Tiger’s Wife
Téa Obreht, author of the award-winning bestseller The Tiger’s Wife, will speak on Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. in Devlin 101. The Tiger’s Wife, Obreht’s first novel, was a 2011 National Book Award finalist and winner of the 2011 Orange Prize … Continue reading
‘Rock star’ poet Billy Collins
Called “the most popular poet in America” by the New York Times, Billy Collins has published eight collections of poetry, including his most recent, Horoscopes for the Dead. His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review and … Continue reading
Wondrous life
Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, will speak on Feb. 15 in the Yawkey Center’s Murray Function at 7 p.m. In addition to the Pulitzer, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao … Continue reading
Vocation in Autismland
Author James T. Fisher will discuss “A ‘Fallen-Away’ Catholic’s Monastic Vocation in Autismland” on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in Devlin 101. Fisher is a professor of theology at Fordham University and an autism advocate. His research interests include the … Continue reading
Greek gods
Renowned classics scholar Mary Lefkowitz will present “Why We Can’t Understand Greek Drama: Some Theological and Practical Considerations” on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Lefkowitz is the author of Greek Gods, Human Lives. Sponsor: Lowell … Continue reading
