Writers in Camden (10th Anniversary Programming) – Lauren Grodstein & Tom McAllister

Acclaimed authors and MFA professors Lauren Grodstein and Tom McAllister will read from their work in Rutgers-Camden’s Campus Center Multipurpose Room.

Lauren Grodstein is the author of six novels, including A Dog in Georgia, the Read with Jenna selection We Must Not Think of Ourselves, New York Times bestseller A Friend of the Family and the Washington Post Book of the Year The Explanation for Everything. Lauren’s work has been translated into French, Turkish, German, Hebrew, and other languages, and her essays and reviews have been widely published. She teaches in the MFA Program at Rutgers University-Camden and lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.

Tom McAllister is the author of It All Felt Impossible: 42 Years in 42 Essays. His other books are the novel How to Be Safe, which was named one of the best books of 2018 by Kirkus and The Washington Post, the novel The Young Widower’s Handbook, and the memoir Bury Me in My Jersey. His short stories and essays have been published in The Sun, Best American Nonrequired Reading, Black Warrior Review, and many other places. He is the nonfiction editor at Barrelhouse and co-hosted the Book Fight! podcast with Mike Ingram. He lives in New Jersey and teaches in the MFA Program at Rutgers-Camden.

Free admission. Registration encouraged. Refreshments provided. Books available for purchase.

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All Writers in Camden readings are free and open to the public. To celebrate and commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Writers House here at Rutgers University-Camden, we are offering above-and-beyond opportunities to engage with us and philanthropically support the Writers House. These include an additional cocktail reception on September 18, swag, and more.

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