WPSU Presents

A Conversation with Tommy Orange

Date

Fri, Nov 15, 2024
Expired!

Time

7:00 pm

Cost

Free w/ Registration

Location

The Friedman Auditorium
130 W. College Ave. State College, PA
Category

Organizer

WPSU
WPSU
Website
https://wpsu.org/

Join WPSU as we welcome author Tommy Orange to State College for a live, in-person event at the State Theatre. Books will be available to purchase on-site, courtesy of the Penn State University Bookstore.

Tommy Orange is an American novelist and writer from Oakland, California. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. His first book, There There, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and received the 2019 American Book Award. He recently released a follow-up novel, Wandering Stars. He earned a master’s degree in fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts and is currently faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts MFA program.

Photo credit Joana Torro for NPR.