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Friday, June 7 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
New Fiction Showcase: Our Yesterdays, Today

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The middle-of-nowhere Wisconsin in 1919; the Chinese countryside in 1917; the realm of the Scottish nobility in the 11th century: three new books immerse us in these sweeping histories, peopled with complicated characters, making the past feel present and alive. Join authors David Wroblewski (Familiaris), Wendy Chen (Their Divine Fires), and Joel Morris (All Our Yesterdays: a Novel of Lady MacBeth) to read from and celebrate their new novels, and share a thought or two about why yesterday matters today.
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David Wroblewski

Instructor
David Wroblewski is the author, most recently, of the novel Familiaris, his followup to the internationally bestselling The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle, an Oprah Book Club pick, Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, winner of the Colorado Book Award, Indie Choice Best Author Discovery award, and Midwest Bookseller Association's Choice award, in addition to being selected as one of the best books of the year by numerous... Read More →
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Wendy Chen

Instructor
Wendy Chen is the author of the novel Their Divine Fires (Algonquin) and the poetry collection Unearthings (Tavern Books). She is the editor of Figure 1, associate editor-in-chief of Tupelo Quarterly, and prose editor of Tupelo Press. Her poetry translations of Song-dynasty... Read More →
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Joel H. Morris

Panelist
Joel H. Morris is the author of All Our Yesterdays, his debut novel. He has worked most recently as an English teacher and, for the past twenty years, has taught language and literature. He is the recipient of a year-long Fulbright Research Scholarship for archival research in Germany... Read More →

Friday June 7, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
Beacon Hall
  Fiction