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Notable Authors in Conversation

Justin Torres, winner of the National Book Award, presented a conversation with National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy. The Durst Lecture Series brings powerful names in literature to campus every year.
Author Jiaming Tang ’18 Discusses Debut Novel

Tang’s return to campus was part of the Durst Distinguished Lecture Series.
Debut Novel by Emily Ruth Verona ’12 With Nods to Cinema

The New York Times describes Midnight on Beacon Street as “an impressive debut.”
Lecturer Carlie Hoffman Wins National Jewish Book Award

Hoffman won the Berru Poetry Award in Memory of Ruth and Bernie Weinflash for When There Was Light.
Debut Novel by Jiaming “Andy” Tang ’18 Coming in 2024

Cinema Love will be published by Dutton Books and John Murray Press in 2024.
Poem by Professor Monica Ferrell Published in The New Yorker

“Infancy” was published in this week’s print edition.
Novel by Creative Writing Alum Acquired by Soho Teen

Congratulations to Francesca Padilla ’07 (Creative Writing) for her debut work What’s Coming to Me.
Creative Writing Alumni Trio Launch a Literary Venture

The inaugural issue of Brown Sugar will release on November 27.