Fiction and Its Discontents

• Thursday, September 22
• 2:00 PM
• LOCATION CHANGE: BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY
• 121 Wall Street
• MAP
• FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Two of today’s most innovative fiction writers—André Alexis and Laird Hunt—discuss fiction, fable, and form in this wide-ranging discussion on the art of writing.

Laird Hunt is the author, most recently, of Zorrie, which was a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award in Fiction. He currently lives in Providence and teaches in the Literary Arts Program at Brown University.

All festival events are free and open to the public. Audience members must be vaccinated and boosted and should be prepared to show proof of vaccination. Masks will be required at most indoor events.