UNCW Creative Writing Alumna Catherine McCall to Read From Acclaimed Memoir
9/6/2006 2:16:47 PM
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WILMINGTON, N.C.-Catherine McCall, a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington MFA program in creative writing, will read from her recently published memoir at 8 p.m. on Thurs., Sept. 28, in the Randall Library Auditorium on the UNCW campus.
Lifeguarding: A Memoir of Secrets, Swimming, and the South (Harmony, 2006), was named one of the 50 Hot Summer Books by Entertainment Weekly and chosen to receive one of three Reader's Prizes by Elle.
This event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing courtesy of Pomegranate Books will follow.
Selected praise for Lifeguarding:
Powerful and compelling...evolves with lyric languor and builds to a stunning ending.
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
A charming debut...strives for emotional authenticity...
-USA TODAY
...If you read one book a year-here it is.
-Clyde Edgerton, author of Lunch at the Piccadilly
Other upcoming events:
• Naturalist and UNCW Publishing Laboratory author Andy Wood, reading and signing Backyard Carolina: Two Decades of Public Radio Commentary, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, WHQR Gallery, Front St., downtown Wilmington
• Creative writing department chair Phil Furia, musical evening and book signing, "Mood Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington," 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22, Kenan Auditorium, UNCW; tickets required
• UNCW visiting writer George Singleton, Buckner lecture and reading, 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26, Randall Library Auditorium, UNCW
• Reading, UNCW MFA alumni Eli Hasting, author of Falling Room, 8 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 12, Clocktower Lounge, UNCW Campus
For further information on these programs and events, please contact the Department of Creative Writing at 910.962.7063.
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