We have a busy and fun schedule lined up for the beginning of Fall! Check out a brief list of what the WLT has to offer:
SEPTEMBER 20, 7 PM
Harry Ransom Lecture: Nicole Krauss
Nicole Krauss, author of Man Walks into a Room and The History of Love reads from Great House and speaks with Michener Center Director James Magnuson about her work on Tuesday, September 20, at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium at The University of Texas atAustin. A book signing follows. The event is free and open to the public; donations are welcomed and support theRansomCenter’s exhibitions and programs. Seating is limited. Line forms upon arrival of the first person, and doors open 30 minutes in advance.
SEPTEMBER 26, 7 PM
BookPeople Double Book Launch: Ann McCutchan
Ann McCutchan, WLT’s first executive director, now professor of creative writing at the University of North Texas, is “coming home” to Book People Sunday, September 26, 7 PM, for a double book launch. Please plan to attend, enjoy her talk, and stick around for a chat! Her new books are: Circular Breathing: Meditations From a Musical Life — a collection of personal essays first published in literary journals; one also appeared in The Best American Spiritual Writing 2007. River Music: An Atchafalaya Story — a double biography, of a place, Louisiana’s Atchafalaya River Basin, and a person, Cajun musician/sound historian Earl Robicheaux, who works to preserve the endangered region’s singular soundscape in archival recordings and music compositions.
OCTOBER 1
Independent Writers Guild Conference
The Independent Writers Guild is hosting the “Treating Your Your Book Like A Business!” conference. On October 1st, Introducing new technology and services for Independently Published authors. Powerful Speakers! Powerful Stories!