The Daily News-Record spilled some ink on EMU Professor Kirsten Eve Beachy '02 and her new collection of essays, Martyrs and Chickens: Confessions of a Granola Mennonite, in a Thursday, April 24, article. Beachy, reading excerpts from the book at a Writers Read on Tuesday, delivered 鈥渇requent moments of sarcastic and dark humor (that) made the audience at the event laugh,鈥� the reporter wrote. Watch a recording of the event .
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Writers Read welcomes back alumna novelist Christine Benner Dixon 鈥�04
When we think about post-apocalyptic literature or film, says novelist Christine Benner Dixon 鈥�04, whose newly released debut novel, The Height of Land, takes place long after the collapse of ... read more about Writers Read welcomes back alumna novelist Christine Benner Dixon 鈥�04
‘Nightbitch’ author headlines Writers Read on Feb. 28
Her novel, about a mom who turns canine, is now a feature film starring Amy Adams Writers Read Author Series with Rachel YoderDate: Friday, Feb. 28Time: 7:30 p.m.Location: Martin Chapel, ... read more about ‘Nightbitch’ author headlines Writers Read on Feb. 28
Detroit Poet Laureate headlines Verses & Vibes event
Date: Monday, Sept. 23Time: 7 p.m.Location: Common Grounds, EMU University Commons, 1307 Park Road, HarrisonburgCost: Free (no registration required) An evening of powerful poetry performed by jessica Care moore and ... read more about Detroit Poet Laureate headlines Verses & Vibes event
鈥楳y Monticello鈥� author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson to speak at Writers Read聽
Date: Tuesday, March 19Time: 7 p.m.Location: Martin ChapelAdmission: Free and open to the public Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, author of My Monticello (2021), will read from her collection of short stories ... read more about 鈥楳y Monticello鈥� author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson to speak at Writers Read聽
Final Writers Read event hosts poet David Clark, winner of the Miller Williams Poetry Prize
Poet David Clark brings what one fellow poet has called 鈥渁 postmodern sense of the sacred鈥澛爐o the 草莓社区 campus during the final installment of the Writers Read Program. ... read more about Final Writers Read event hosts poet David Clark, winner of the Miller Williams Poetry Prize
Novelist and short fiction writer Vic Sizemore comes to campus for Writers Read, Mar. 12
Novelist and short story writer Vic Sizemore creates characters who grapple with issues of faith, engage in deep soul-searching journeys, and try to reconcile the rock-solid tenets learned in childhood ... read more about Novelist and short fiction writer Vic Sizemore comes to campus for Writers Read, Mar. 12
Author of The Dumbest Generation tells young people to stash their digital tools, discover quiet time
Digital tools in the hands of the young 鈥済enerally serve an anti-intellectual purpose,鈥� Mark Bauerlein told the crowd in a packed lecture room during last week鈥檚 Writers Read event at ... read more about Author of The Dumbest Generation tells young people to stash their digital tools, discover quiet time
Upcoming Writers Read author and English professor Mark Bauerlein to speak on humanities in the digital age
Take a minute and read this book title:聽The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies聽Young Americans and Jeopardizes our Future (or Don鈥檛 Trust Anyone under 30). Chances are those words ... read more about Upcoming Writers Read author and English professor Mark Bauerlein to speak on humanities in the digital age
Local writer and environmental activist shares love of Appalachian forests
Chris Bolgiano is a self-described 鈥渕ildly amusing nature writer鈥� and a retired special collections librarian who resides in Fulks Run, Virginia. These authentic identities 鈥� citizen scientist, wide-ranging chronicler, and ... read more about Local writer and environmental activist shares love of Appalachian forests