A reading and conversation with Wright Thompson scheduled in Convocation Hall on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:00 pm.
We couldn't be more excited to welcome Wright Thompson to the Mountain this March! He will speak in Convocation Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, about his book, The Barn. The reading is free and open to the public, and there will be pizza and sodas for students starting at 6:45 pm.
In addition, the School of Letters will sponsor a writing workshop also on March 24 for students (graduate and undergraduate) and alumni with Thompson and director Justin Taylor, entitled "Writing Hard Things." The workshop will be in Gailor 132 at 12:30 pm. We'll have sandwiches and sodas on hand for lunch.
Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN, contributing writer to the Atlantic, and is the New York Times bestselling author of Pappyland and The Cost of These Dreams. His most recent book, The Barn, delves into the land and people surrounding the murder of Emmit Till in Mississippi in 1955. The Barn was nominated for a PEN America Literary Award. It was named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, Time, Kirkus, Smithsonian, and more. Thompson holds a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his family.
Events are possible with support from the Sewanee School of Letters and the Roberson Project, with special thanks to Friends of the School of Letters and Lee Hancock.
