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An "American Idol" semi-finalist and the author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle, A Memoir and Manual will highlight Indiana University's annual early observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which honors the rich history and presence of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
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Outstanding recent books by Department of English faculty at Indiana University's College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized by Choice magazine, the official journal of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and by the Gutavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights.
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Indiana University Bloomington professor George Hutchinson's latest book, In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line, has been selected for the 2007 Christian Gauss Award of Phi Beta Kappa. Hutchinson will receive the award Dec. 7 at the Latham Hotel Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The $10,000 annual award from the Phi Beta Kappa Society is given for works of literary scholarship and criticism.
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Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will present a talk and reading at Indiana University Bloomington on Oct. 26 at 4:30 p.m. at Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union. He is one of three former U.S. Poet Laureates who will visit the campus in the coming months as part of a series on the topic of "Solitude."
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Though Nepal's embattled king has announced he will restore the nation's parliament, the nation's political problems are far from over and democracy still faces threatening challenges. Having lived with political unrest all of their lives, Nepalis understand that victory might be fleeting, according to Samrat Upadhyay, a native of Nepal and professor of creative writing at Indiana University Bloomington. Upadhyay focuses on how ordinary Nepalis cope with that unrest on a daily basis in his new collection of short stories, The Royal Ghosts.
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Indiana University Bloomington and the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program will host a landmark conference, "The Writer Uprooted: Contemporary Jewish Exile Literature," March 22-24, featuring presentations by 11 immigrant authors and scholars now living and writing in the United States. It is believed to be the first sizable gathering of such writers ever held in the nation. Renowned Romanian author Norman Manea will deliver the keynote address on March 22 and join his fellow writers as they reflect on the ties between exile and creativity.
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