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Edwidge Danticat
The Good Thunder Reading Series, held annually at Minnesota State University at Mankato, includes readings and signings, residencies, discussion of craft, and radio interviews. Though they are happy to accept subscriptions, the events are free and open to everyone.
This year's lineup has been announced, and, as always, it's an impressive mix of national names and strong regional writers. The series begins in September and runs through next April.
September 13:
Poets Carl Adamshick and Dorianne Laux
October 4
Graphic artist and writer Alison Bechdel
October 25
Fiction writer Nick Healy, fiction writer and memoirist Nicole Helget and fiction writer Nate LeBoutillier
November 15
Angela Mullen and Edwidge Danticat
January 31
Novelist Tayari Jones
February 19-22
Poet Bao Phi and novelist Marlon James
March 28
Robert Hedin
Fiction writer Brett Biebel and poet and translator Robert Hedin
April 11
Poet Kris Bigalk and fiction writers Thomas Maltman, and Scott Wrobel
April 25
YA writerGeoff Herbach and memoirist Diana Joseph
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