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An Evening with Aimee Bender

Speaker: Aimee Bender, Author of "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake"

Talk Title: An Evening with Aimee Bender The Provost’s Writers Series

Series: The Provost's Writers Series

Abstract: The Provost’s Writers Series highlights the extraordinary talents of USC authors. Throughout the year, Provost Elizabeth Garrett will host four evenings featuring USC faculty, who will read from and discuss their recent publications. The series will provide opportunities for students and the community to engage with USC authors, learn about the incredible diversity of their work and celebrate the written word.

Aimee Bender is a professor of English at USC. Her surreal, playful stories read like modern fairy tales. Bender finds the mythic in the mundane, illuminating contemporary life from unexpected angles. Her stories “introduce the world to honest, inspiring, brutal and beautiful people” (MSNBC). In a magical evening, Bender will read from her work and engage in a conversation with Brighde Mullins, director of the Master of Professional Writing Program at USC.

Bender is the author of several books, including the best-selling novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and the New York Times Notable Book The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. Bender’s latest book, The Color Master, is a collection of short stories. Her short fiction has been published in Granta, Harper’s, The Paris Review, McSweeney’s, Tin House and other publications, as well as heard on NPR’s This American Life.

Host: Elizabeth Garrett

More Info: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/903818

Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - 240

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski

Event Link: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/903818