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Thursday, February 11, 2027

  • Kaplan Family Writer-in-Residence Series Presents: Carmen Maria Machado

    Time
    4:30 pm
    Location
    Illini Union Bookstore: Authors Corner

    Join us for a reading by author Carmen Maria Machado! Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, and more.

Thursday, March 25, 2027

  • Carr Visiting Author Series: Brandon Hobson

    Time
    4:30 pm
    Location
    Illini Union Bookstore: Authors Corner

    Join us for a reading by author Brandon Hobson! Dr. Brandon Hobson is a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. His novel, Where the Dead Sit Talking, was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at New Mexico State University and the institute of american indian arts.