The Department of English will host a virtual reading by Gwen Strauss, author of “The Nine,” Thursday, Sept. 23, at noon, via Zoom. Her latest book of narrative nonfiction is about nine women who struggle to escape the horrors of Nazi Germany. The Wall Street Journal called “The Nine” a “narrative of unfathomable courage.”
Strauss is an award-winning children’s book author and poet whose titles include “Trail of Stones,” “The Night Shimmy,” “Ruth and the Green Book” and “The Hiding Game.” Her poetry, short stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals and magazines including The New Republic, New England Review, Kenyon Review, London Sunday Times and Catapult.
Strauss lives in Southern France, where she is the director of the artists’ residency program at the Dora Maar House.
To register, contact Marsha Bissett at marsha.bissett@mail.wvu.edu.