FINAL EDWARD P. JONES READING AT GW
The event will be held not in a cavernous auditorium, but a comfortable room in the Academic Center
one week from today
Michael Chabon is many things. A 45 year old male. A Pulitzer Prize-winner. A Jewish-American author. A true geek. The author, best known for 2000’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, doesn’t like to be referred to by a single, restrictive label. Multiple labels he can tolerate, however. If you keep up with this…
Our gratitude to those who generously supported us last month: Ms. Jenny Anne Burkholder (1993) Mr. Lawrence M. Dennee (parent) Dr. Richard M. Flynn (1987) Prof. Christopher Sten (faculty) Ms. Jennifer Lyman Wagner (1990) All contributions directly support our department’s mission. You can donate online here. Please make sure that you designate your gift to…
I recently learned of this web site, which I think many of our wordsmiths will love! The free site combines a game to test English vocabulary and donations of rice to countries suffering from hunger and poverty. The game is simple: every time you correctly choose a word’s definition or synonym, you have donated 20…
JEWISH LITERATURE LIVE After a week of being trapped in his hotel room, Howard Jacobson has spoken to more English classes and student groups than he can remember. Tonight he will make a appearance at Hillel and yesterday he finally visited Jewish Literature Live. So surprisingly, the author of Kalooki Nights (probably the most Jewish…
E.L. Doctorow will visit with students and then give a public reading Thursday. On April 7, the English Department will be hosting a reading by acclaimed writer E.L. Doctorow. The author of eleven novels, Doctorow has received numerous awards for his work, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the…
17 days until the Edward P Jones Inaugural Reading at the Jack Morton Auditorium (January 29 at 5 PM). Share on FacebookTweet
