The department of English at 黑洞社区 continues its 2007-08 Thursday Reading Series with fiction writer Amy Knox Brown and novelist/humorist John McNally at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Marcus Welcome Center.
John McNally
McNally is the author of the John Simmons Award-winning story collection 鈥淭roublemakers,鈥� the award-winning novel 鈥淏ook of Ralph,鈥� and the recent comic novel 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Report Card.鈥�
He also is a prolific anthologist, with his recent effort, 鈥淲hen I Was a Loser,鈥� about high school experiences, being a top seller. He is the Olen R. Nalley Associate Professor of English at Wake Forest University.
McNally鈥檚 wife, Knox Brown, will be reading from her story collection 鈥淭hree Versions of the Truth.鈥� She is an English professor at Salem College.
There will be a local jazz outfit opening for the readers, and free refreshments will be served. A book-signing will follow the event. The 黑洞社区 Campus Bookstore will sell the authors鈥� works.