Painted Worlds: Where History and Fiction Blend Friday, September 11 at 12:00pm via Crowdcast About the Event Marco Rafalà, author of How Fires End, Julie Orringer, author of The Flight Portfolio, and Tracey Enerson Wood, author of The Engineer’s Wife as they discuss the complex process of interweaving history and fact with fictional narratives in […]
On Writing Trauma: Genre-Bending with Nikki Grimes, Grace Talusan, Sonja Solter, and Alysia Lin Ying Sawchyn Friday, October 23rd 3 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event With a steady rise of mental health awareness today, how do authors go about expressing pain and suffering through their writing? Moderator Jeannie Vanasco, author of the memoir Things
More Than a Game: The Meaning of Sports in Turbulent Times Tuesday, November 17th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Three authors discuss the significance of sports at moments of societal change, in both our history and present-day. Thomas Wolf’s Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season
Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn Thursday, October 1st 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Technical communication scholar and co-author of Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn, Natasha Jones, explores the recent social justice turn in technical and professional scholarship and illustrates how to develop sustainable practices of activism and social justice.
Recovery and Harm: Poet Dan Beachy-Quick Thursday, October 22nd 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Poet Dan Beachy-Quick is the author of Arrows, which explores and expands the ideas of love, beauty, and violence. Publishers Weekly says “With a light touch and a clear gift for sound and sense, Beachy-Quick delivers a stirring collection
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Love War Stories with Ivelisse Rodriguez Tuesday, October 20th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event In her debut short story collection, Love War Stories, Ivelisse Rodriguez explores the lives of Puerto Rican girls and women grappling with their romantic notions of love and the sometimes brutal realities of their own relationships. Rodriguez’s characters strive
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