Colson Whitehead will host the evening. Colson is the author, most recently, of Sag Harbor. He is also the author of three previous novels: The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, which was a finalist for the National Book Critic Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and Apex Hides the Hurt, as well as a collection of essays, The Colossus of New York.
Proceeds from this event will benefit WITS (Writers in the Schools), a program of Literary Arts.
Thursday night’s line-up:
Aimee Bender
Matthew Dickman
Michael Dickman
Jim Shepard
Dorothy Allison
Steve Almond
Charles D’Ambrosio
Peter Rock
Ron Hansen
Lee Montgomery
Rob Spillman
Elissa Schappell
Win McCormack
Tickets at Ticketmaster, or at the door. Hope to see you there!