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Celebration of William Kennedy's Library of America book
The NYS Writers Institute invites you to join special guests for a program on Tuesday, May 12, to celebrate William Kennedy and his Library of America edition.
“We are elated that William Kennedy earns his place in the pantheon of American literature with this elegant Library of America edition,” said Paul Grondahl, Opalka Endowed Director of the Writers Institute.
“Bill is one of just a handful of living authors to receive this recognition since the Library of America was established in 1979 as a nonprofit organization that champions America’s great writers and timeless works in authoritative editions.”
“He joins an extraordinary roster that includes Edith Wharton, Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Joan Didion, Flannery O’Connor and a few hundred select authors who epitomize the most exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture.”
The event will include remarks by:
UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez;
Cynthia Helton, Vice President, Chief Development Officer at Library of America;
novelist Colum McCann, who wrote the introduction to the edition,
Paul Grondahl, Opalka Endowed Director, NYS Writers Institute,
and a reading by William Kennedy.
A book signing and reception with light refreshments will follow.
Publication support for William Kennedy: The Albany Trilogy was provided by:
Pernille Aegidius Dake
Christine and George R. Hearst III
Chet and Karen Opalka and the Opalka Family Donor Advised Fund
Suzanne Lance and George Sloan
Alice Green and Charles Touhey
the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany,
and the University at Albany Foundation.
Event Links
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