MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kurie Fitzgerald: [email protected], 202-994-6491
Maralee Csellar: [email protected], 202-994-7564
EVENT:
Anyone who reads has wondered what an author meant when he or she wrote a particular passage, phrase or line. Not many people get the chance to try and get to the bottom of what may have provoked authors to write what they did. The Jewish Lit Live series, which will take place throughout the spring at the George Washington University, will enable readers to ask the burning questions they’d otherwise keep at the back of their minds.
WHEN/WHO/WHERE:
Nick Kotz, “The Harness Maker’s Dream”
Feb. 5, 2015; 7-8:30 p.m.
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
Amphitheater (third floor)
800 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
Daniel Handler, “Lemony Snicket,” “Why We Broke Up”
Feb. 19, 2015; 7-8:30 p.m.
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
Room 307
800 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
Jean Hanff Korelitz, “Admission”
March 3, 2015; 7-8:30 p.m.
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
Room 301
800 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
Thomas Beller, “J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist”
March 26, 2015; 7-8:30 p.m.
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
Amphitheater (third floor)
800 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
Michelle Brafman, “Washing the Dead”
April 9, 2015; 7-8:30 p.m.
The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center
Amphitheater (third floor)
800 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
Gary Shteyngart, “Little Failure: A Memoir”
April 23, 2015; 7-8:30 p.m.
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
COST:
The events are free and open to the public. For more information contact Rachel Davidson at 312-498-2542 or visit www.gwenglish.blogspot.com.
RSVP:
Media interested in attending must contact Kurie Fitzgerald at [email protected] or 202-994-6461. Attention calendar editors: Please do not publish media contact information.
BACKGROUND:
Jewish Lit Live, established by GW English Professor Faye Moskowitz in 2008, directly connects the public and students with Jewish-American authors with a variety of perspectives and writing styles.
Established in 1821 in the heart of the nation’s capital, the George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of GW’s academic units. It encompasses the School of Media and Public Affairs, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration and more than 40 departments and programs for undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. The Columbian College provides the foundation for GW’s commitment to the liberal arts and a broad education for all students. An internationally recognized faculty and active partnerships with prestigious research institutions place Columbian College at the forefront in advancing policy, enhancing culture and transforming lives through research and discovery.
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