Authors Tim Bascom and Laurie Dove discuss their lives that cross cultural borders to represent several cultures at once. They will also talk about how they approach the notion in their writing.
We often cross cultural borders leading us to represent several cultures at once. These various cultural representations intertwine to form our complex identities. Learn how the authors approached this complex topic in their writing and engage with them in conversation about cultural borders. You will also have a chance to listen to them read aloud from their most recent books. Round Table Bookstore will be onsite with books available for purchase.
More about the authors
Tim Bascom is the author of a novel, two collections of essays, and two prize-winning memoirs about years spent in East Africa as a youth: Chameleon Days and Running to the Fire. His essays have been selected for the anthologies Best Creative Nonfiction and Best American Travel Writing. His short fiction has appeared in journals such as Zone 3, Front Range Review, and Flint Hills Review, winning the Briar Cliff Fiction Prize. Bascom received his MFA from the University of Iowa and taught creative writing for 20 years at a college level. He currently directs the Kansas Book Festival.
Laurie L. Dove is the author of Mask of the Deer Woman, an Instant USA Today Bestseller that The New York Times called a “best new release”, and The Seattle Times called “a powerful read for fans of dark, riveting stories rooted in justice and resilience.” The novel was selected as a #1 Amazon Hot New Release, a BookBub Best New Mystery, a Goodreads Book Recommended by Readers, and was featured in several industry publications, including Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Shelf Awareness. In addition, The Washington Post called it an “audiobook to whisk you away.” Dove is an award-winning journalist and professor who earned a graduate degree from Harvard University in Creative Writing and Literature. The second novel in the Carrie Starr series arrives Summer 2026. Dove is currently writing a third novel and a screenplay. Fun fact, Laurie L. Dove was once an elected official who served as a city council member and mayor, and a reporter who investigated embezzlement crimes.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors/Writing |
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