Houston, TX —

In Person: Maya Abu Al-Hayyat and Fady Joudah appearing at The University of Houston

Please join the Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies on Wednesday, October 19 at 6:00 pm for “You Can Be the Last Leaf: An Evening with Maya Abu Al-Hayyat! This bi-lingual book reading and discussion will be held on Wednesday, October 19 at the Conrad Hilton Ballroom, Hilton University of Houston from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Amber Caron

Amber Caron is the author of the story collection Call Up the Waters. Her stories and essays have appeared in The Threepenny Review, PEN America Best Debut Short Stories, AGNI, Story, Bennington Review, Southwest Review, Longreads, Writer’s Chronicle, and elsewhere.

Tuệ Sỹ

Tuệ Sỹ is the author of Dreaming the Mountain.

Nguyen Ba Chung

Nguyen Ba Chung is the co-translator of Dreaming the Mountain. He is a writer, poet and translator.

Saint Paul, MN —

In Person: Kazim Ali appearing at University of St. Thomas

The English Department and the Diversity Activities Board are pleased to bring the multi-genre writer Kazim Ali to campus for this in-person conversation as part of our Diverse Voices Author Lecture series. Several English classes in the fall semester will be reading his latest nonfiction prose book, Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water and poetry from his book Inquisition. Books will be available for sale and a book signing will immediately follow the event.