`Angela's Ashes' author headlines lineup for the 19th annual writers' event at the Hickory college
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007
By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes," the autobiographical story of a boy struggling to overcome his family's poverty in Ireland, headlines the Lenoir-Rhyne College's Visiting Writers Series, which begins its 19th season next month.
McCourt will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at P.E. Monroe Auditorium.
The series brings eight premier authors to Hickory and gives the community a chance to talk with the writers about their prose, craft and inspiration.
The season, which runs Sept. 13 through April 12, showcases an impressive lineup of literary prize winners, including journalist and former CNN chairman, Walter Isaacson; and children's author Jon Scieszka.
Scieszka will be in town April 12 for The Little Read, communitywide reading program for elementary school children and their families.
Thomas Rain Crowe, an environmentalist and air-quality activist, opens the series Sept. 13.
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