Stewart at Duquesne

Posted on April 4, 2012 by SJW

Author Stewart O’Nan talks to students, profs about writing at Duquesne’s Power Center Ballroom

Acclaimed American author Stewart O’Nan spoke and read some of his work at Duquesne on Monday in the Power Center Ballroom, as part of the English department’s First Year Writing Program Event.

O’Nan, a Pittsburgh native, whose award-winning novels have earned national recognition, drew a crowd of 750 students and professors. His most well-known novel, 2008 national bestseller Last Night at the Lobster, was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

During his speech, O’Nan stressed that it is important for every writer to constantly read.

“I love to read. I think all writing comes from reading and a love of reading,” O’Nan said.

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2/27 8pm: Literary New England Radio Show

Posted on February 27, 2012 by SJW

Stewart will be on Literary New England Book Club tonight! The show begins at 8pm. From the site:

Our February Literary New England Book Club meeting with American Dervish author Ayad Akhtar! Also: Ben Winters on The Mystery of Missing Everything; Roberta Gately on Lipstick in Afghanistan; Stewart O’Nan on The Odds; and so much more!

Listeners will have the chance to win The Mystery of Missing Everything, Lipstick in Afghanistan and The Odds.