Author David Joy will read at Brevard College, April 5

Photo Courtesy of David Joy

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Brevard College’s Grace Creech West Lecture Series is pleased to bring local author David Joy to campus to read from his acclaimed fiction on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in McLarty-Goodson (MG) Room 125. A Q&A session will precede the reading at 4:00 p.m. in MG 138. Both events are free and open to the public.

David Joy is the author of the novel, “Where All Light Tends To Go,” a 2016 Edgar finalist for Best First Novel, and the memoir, “Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey.” Joy is the recipient of an artist fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council, and his writing has appeared in numerous magazines and journals such as STILL: The Journal and The Good Men Project. His second novel, “The Weight of This World,” will be published in early 2017. He lives in Webster, North Carolina.

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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