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One Week, Four Authors at Bookstore

Fri, Aug 05, 2011

The Colgate Bookstore will co-sponsor public readings with four authors next week.  All events are free and open to the public, and will be held at 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

The schedule of the week’s events is as follows:

Tuesday, August 9 – Matt McCue is a non-fiction author and public speaker living in Manhattan.  He has written for New York, ESPN The Magazine, Bloomberg, and The Daily Meal. An Honorable Run is his first book.  For more information about the book, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/mccue.

Wednesday, August 10 – Brian Hall graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 1981 with a degree in English literature. His novels include The Saskiad, I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company, and The Fall of Frost.  For more information on Brian and descriptions of his books, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/hall.

Thursday, August 11 – Naomi Guttman is a member of the Hamilton College faculty. She holds a MFA degree from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Southern California. She is the author of two volumes of poetry, including Wet Apples, White Blood.  For more information on Naomi and her work, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/guttman.

Friday, August 12 – Celebration of Writing with guest author Shannon Delany. (Noon to 3 p.m. on the village green).  Featuring readings by students of the Colgate Young Writer’s conference. Guest author Shannon Delany will read from Bargains and Betrayals, the third book in her teen paranormal series. For more information about Shannon and her books, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/delany.

The co-sponsors of this event series include the Young Writers’ Workshop at Colgate, Colgate Bookstore, Earlville Opera House, Hamilton Club, Hamilton Community Chest, Hamilton Emerald Foundation, Hamilton Odd Fellows, John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, and Sherburne Rotary Club. 

The following Colgate groups are also sponsors: Department of Writing & Rhetoric, Department of English, Division of the Humanities, Institute for Creative & Performing Arts, Office of the Provost, and Dean of the Faculty.

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