Terrance Hayes, an award-winning poet and 2014 MacArthur fellow, will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, in Sydnor Performance Hall in Schewel Hall at the University of Lynchburg.
Thornton Reading
Celeste Ng, bestselling author, set for March 20 reading at University of Lynchburg
The bestselling author Celeste Ng will read from her award-winning novels at the University of Lynchburg at 7:30 p.m. March 20 in the Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall. The event […]
Spring Thornton Readings open with Dr. Pedro Larrea Feb. 27
University of Lynchburg assistant professor of Spanish and author Dr. Pedro Larrea will read from his work at the first Thornton Reading event of 2019. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, in the Sydnor Performance Hall in Schewel Hall.
Author Anne Panning reads from memoir Oct. 16
Essayist and fiction writer Anne Panning will give a reading from her new memoir, Dragonfly Notes on Distance and Loss, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October, 16, in the Alumni Lounge at University of Lynchburg. Admission is free and the public is invited.
West Virginia novelist leads off Thornton Reading series
The novelist Jessie van Eerden will open the University of Lynchburg’s Fall 2018 Thornton Reading series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 27, in Schewel Hall’s Sydnor Performance Hall. The reading […]
Carrie Brown and Molly McCully Brown present Thornton reading
At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, novelist Carrie Brown and her daughter, the poet Molly McCully Brown, will team up for a Thornton reading in Schewel Hall’s Sydnor Performance […]
Thornton Reading: Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney, award-winning poet, author, and co-founder of The Affrilachian Poets, will give a Thornton reading, followed by a book signing, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 22, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom.
Acclaimed authors lined up for 2017-2018 Thornton Readings
A Latino International Book Award winner and the poet laureate of Virginia will come to University of Lynchburg this year for the Thornton Reading Series. Chantel Acevedo, a professor in […]
Rajia Hassib to give Thornton Reading
The spring 2017 Thornton Reading will reveal what life is like as a Muslim-American. Author Rajia Hassib will present a reading from her novel In the Language of Miracles, which was […]
Brophy, Miles to do Thornton reading
English professors Jessica Brophy and Wendy Miles will read from their work Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall. A reception and book signing will follow. The reading is sponsored by the Richard H.