The Joynes Room will host writer Caleb Crain for a free public event at 7 p.m. on September 26th. Crain is a frequent contributor to publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the Paris Review. His first novel, Necessary Errors, tells the story of a young American who travels to Prague shortly after the Velvet Revolution, hoping to learn something about the world and about himself. The Joynes Reading Room has a limited number of FREE BOOKS by Caleb Crain to give away, so you can read his novel before he visits. These books are only available to UT honors students who make a commitment to attend the event. Free books may be claimed IN PERSON at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007).

The following week, our guest will be Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull. In her field reporting for the Washington Post, Hull writes in-depth articles that illuminate the human element of major news stories through the personal experiences of individuals. She has covered the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, domestic incidents of gun violence, and the lives of veterans and their families returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Hull will speak in the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 23) on Tuesday evening, October 1, at 7 p.m., in an event that is free and open to the public.

Contact Matt Valentine with any questions: (512) 471-5692.