Description: Peter Ames Carlin is a writer and the author of several books, including Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simonand Bruce, a biography of Bruce Springsteen published in October, 2012. Carlin has also been a free-lance journalist, a senior writer at People in New York City, and a television columnist and feature writer at The Oregonian in Portland. A regular speaker on music, writing and popular culture, Carlin lives in Portland, Ore., with his wife and three children.
Description: The Hoggard Reading Series & Speakers and Issues Series are co-sponsoring this presentation by the nationally best-selling author of The Boatrunner, Devin Murphy, who will speak on his new poignant, luminous novel that follows one family over decades and across the world: Tiny Americans is a familial coming-of-age story told through multiple perspectives that builds a cinematic sweep from the small, vividly observed moments and decisive emotional flashpoints that shape a life.
Description: “U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities.” A Nationally recognized expert in U.S. foreign policy, international law, and the Middle East, Josh Lockman will address key issues related to the U.S. in the Middle East including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Iranian nuclear accord, and the crisis in Syria.
Amanda Danning Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Location: Wichita Falls Museum of Art, 2 Eureka Circle
Description: “Skeletons in My Closet.” Nationally known artist and forensic sculptor, Amanda Danning puts faces on our long dead history and tells tales which have been written in bone.
