erspel09 February 14, 2012
On February 2nd, author Jaimy Gordon broke quickly from the gate and reined the crowd in with her excellent reading from her novel, Lord of Misrule (2010). The story, an interesting take on the behind-the-scenes details of horse training and of the entire racing industry, made all in attendance feel like they were home on [...]
erspel09 October 24, 2011
By RILEY SPELLMAN Ellen Akins read her hilarious and inspired works, “A Rhythm Does Take Hold” and “A Modest Appetite,” on October 6th as a guest author of the SLU Writers Series. No one was more pleased about this than her old professor, SLU’s very own Dr. Peter Bailey. Akins was one of the first [...]
