Award Winning Author to Lead "If All Rochester Reads..." Book Discussion at Nazareth, March 15
Award winning author Sonja Livingston will present her book Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses on Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Callahan Theater at the Nazareth College Arts Center. Livingston’s discussion is part of the “If All Rochester Reads the Same Book” program, sponsored by Writers & Books, The Marie Callahan Reading Center Memorial Fund, and the Graduate Literacy Programs of Nazareth College. This event is free and open to the public. No registration required. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y., 14618. For further information, please contact: Dr. Naomi Erdmann at (585) 389-2641.
Livingston’s book, Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses, uses personal experiences, and a carefully filtered lens of pop culture, to relate to the lives of girls and women everywhere. In addition, Livingston shares her own anecdotes about growing up as an inner-city girl, escaping poverty, and how she defines success. This piece, among others, has appeared in multiple literary journals and textbooks on writing. Livingston currently serves as an assistant professor at the University of Memphis. She also teaches creative writing via the study abroad program at University of New Orleans, in places such as Mexico, Scotland, and Cork.
Writers & Books, Rochester’s renowned nonprofit literary center, initiated “If All of Rochester Read the Same Book” program in 2001. The goal is to encourage people to connect to others in the community through reading and discussion of a shared experience of literature. Each year Writers & Books selects one book for the community to explore together, leading to an extended residency by the author. An estimated 100,000 Rochester area readers have participated in this program since its start.
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Julie Long, Chief Public Relations Officer, (585) 389-2456, jlong2@naz.edu
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