New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter will do a reading and signing as part of the Jack D. Farris Visiting Writers Series at Rhodes College. There will be a Q&A following Walter’s presentation on Tuesday, April 19th.
Walter is the author of such acclaimed novels as Beautiful Ruins, The Financial Lives of Poets, The Zero, and We Live In Water. He as been a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award and the PEN/USA Literary prize in both fiction and nonfiction, and won the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe award. His work has been published in 30 languages and his short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Harpers,McSweeney’s, Esquire, and more.
Along with author Sherman Alexie, Walter was the host of the podcast A Tiny Sense of Accomplishment from the Infinite Guest network.
Jess Walter
Tuesday, April 19
7 p.m.
Rhodes College — Buckman Hall
