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Spring 2012
Joyce Carol Oates
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Visiting Writer Reading and Book Signing
April 27, 2012 3:00 pm, Twichell Auditorium Free Admission Joyce Carol Oates is one of America’s most
distinguished authors. John Gardner has called her “one of the greatest writers of our time.” In a work unlike anything she’s written before, Oates unveils a poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A Widow’s Story illuminates one woman’s struggle to comprehend a life without the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century.
Jess Lee ’12
Effecting Positive Change Alumnae in the World Award Winners
Exhibition & Artist’s Talk Featuring
Jane Yarborough Creech ’60 An art exhibition featuring Converse alumna Jane Yarborough Creech ’60, whose work was selected for the cover of A Widow’s Story, will follow in Twichell lobby.
Info: 864.596.9114 converse.edu/reunion
New Book Club: Cover to Cover with Converse