SUNY Canton's Virtual Living Writers Series Welcomes Celebrated Novelist and Essayist Leslie Jamison Oct. 28
Canton, NY (10/22/2020) — A New York Times bestselling author will discuss her latest essay collection about the "dynamics of haunting and obsession" at SUNY Canton's next virtual Living Writers Series event.
Guest Leslie Jamison will read from "Make it Scream, Make it Burn" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 via Zoom, followed by a question-and-answer session.
"I look at how we are defined by what we can't ever fully grasp, from the ghosts of possible prior lives to the perpetually unfinished work of documentary art, from the alternate selves of our online avatars to the specters of broken romances," Jamison said about the book.
She made headlines when her previous work, "The Empathy Exams," made the New York Times Bestseller's List in 2014 and received wide critical acclaim. She has been compared to iconic writers Joan Didion and Susan Sontag.
"Jamison has emerged as a definitive chronicler of human connection and the beauty of mundanity...With this brilliant new collection that rigorously interrogates the human condition, Leslie Jamison affirms why she's the essayist of the moment," said David Canfield of Entertainment Weekly.
Jamison directs the non-fiction concentration in writing at Columbia University's School of the Arts.
Participants can join the event via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85142927581?pwd=bjg3SnRYQjE3KzVnM3ROWmoyc0ROQT09
Meeting ID: 851 4292 7581
Passcode: sunycanton
The Living Writers Series will resume in the Spring. For more information about the events, visit https://www.canton.edu/writers/.
About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 22 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading.
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New York Times bestselling author Leslie Jamison will be the next guest for SUNY Canton's virtual Living Writers Series Oct. 28.
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