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EVENT NEWS / April 14, 2008

Boise State University MFA Reading Series Features Reading by 'Four Seasons in Rome' Author Anthony Doerr

Note: This release has been updated to include parking information.

The Boise State University MFA Reading Series will present a reading by author Anthony Doerr at 7:30 p.m. April 18 in the Student Union Lookout Room. The reading is free and open to the public. Free parking will be available in Parking Structure #2 on the corner of Lincoln Street and University Avenue.

Doerr is the author of three books. His collection of short stories, “The Shell Collector,” won the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize, two O. Henry Prizes, the Rome Prize and the Ohioana Book Award. It was selected as a New York Times notable book and as an American Library Association book of the year.

“About Grace,” his first novel, was named one the best books of 2004 by the Washington Post, again won the Ohioana book award and was a finalist for the PEN USA fiction award. His memoir “Four Seasons in Rome,” which described his move to Rome with his wife and six-month-old twin boys, was published in 2007 by Scribner.

Doerr’s fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including the “O. Henry Prize Stories,” “Paris Review,” “Atlantic Monthly,” “Zoetrope: All Story,” “Tin House,” “The Best American Short Stories,” “The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories” and “The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Fiction.” In 2007, the British literary magazine Granta placed Doerr on its list of the 21 best young American novelists.

Doerr lives in Boise with his wife and two sons. He is the current distinguished visiting writer for Boise State’s MFA program and is the writer-in-residence for the state of Idaho until 2010.

The MFA Reading Series brings nationally renowned authors and poets to the Boise State campus. Past speakers include Rick Bass, Chris Offutt, Rae Armantrout, Alice Notley, Michael Palmer, Joy Williams, Denis Johnson, Richard Bausch and Nathaniel Mackey.

For more information, contact Jacob Powers at 426-2669 or jacobpowers@boisestate.edu. 

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

Boise State University’s new Finish in Four program guarantees that eligible students who follow a planned course of study can complete their degree in four years. If not, Boise State will pay for the additional required courses. More information about Boise State’s graduation guarantee can be found at www.boisestate.edu/finish4.
 

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Last reviewed on Monday, April 14, 2008