Megha Majumdar, Author of the Bestselling Novel A Burning

Thursday, October 28th, 2021, 7:30 PM

Join us for a reading and conversation with best-selling novelist Megha Majumdar, the winner of our 2021 Brown Award in Fiction. She is the author of A Burning, which was a New York Times Notable Book and a Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick. Megha is the Editor-in-Chief of Catapult.

Megha will also deliver a craft talk on the afternoon of Friday, October 29th, which will be open to the public. 

This is a virtual event, and can be reached via https://tinyurl.com/MeghaMajumdar

An Evening with Renowned Poet Jane Wong

Thursday, February 10th, 2022, 7:30 PM

Join us for a reading by the poet Jane Wong, followed by a Q & A and conversation. She is the author of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything and Overpour. A Kundiman fellow, Jane is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and her work has been published widely, including in Best American Poetry 2015. 

Jane will be in residence at Pitt the week of the 10th, and other events may be open to the public. More information will be added to this listing -- including details about whether Jane's events will be in-person or virtual -- when available. 

An Evening with Acclaimed Music Journalists Will Hermes and Amanda Petrusich

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE FALL OF 2022. 

Join us for a reading by Will Hermes and Amanda Petrusich, followed by a conversation with Pitt Associate Professor and writer Peter Trachtenberg. Amanda is a staff writer at The New Yorker, and author of the books Do Not Sell at Any Price, and It Still Moves. Will is a Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone, and a frequent contributor to NPR's "All Things Considered." He is the author of Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. 

More information will be added to this listing -- including details about whether this event will be in-person or virtual -- when available.