Note: The Department of English will welcome Jess Walter to campus on October 19, 2015 (date subject to change). Official events and times will be forthcoming.
Come out and support our visiting author!
The English Department will set up a helpful website that features Jess Walter and will have information about his upcoming appearance.
Visit the Southeastern Common Read Website.
Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins (2012), is from Spokane, Washington, where he. He has won numerous awards, including the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Beautiful Ruins and the 2009 Time Magazine's #2 novel of the year for The Financial Lives of the Poets.
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