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Kelly Writers Series Presents Novelist and Prof. Chris White, Sept. 5

Kelly Writers Series Presents Novelist and Prof. Chris White, Sept. 5

July 2, 2018

Chris White, author of  The Life List of Adrian Mandrick and professor of English at DePauw University, will present a reading and discussion of her debut novel on Wednesday, September 5. The public is invited to the program, presented by the James and Marilou Kelly Writers Series, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts. The event is presented free of admission charge and is open to all.

A June 3 New York Times review stated that White brings "a birder’s eye for detail" to Mandrick. Helene Stapinski, the author of three memoirs, wrote, "White’s life-affirming conclusion reminds us that endangered species aren’t the only ones that need to change and adapt in order to survive."

The book was published April 17 by Touchstone. Professor White's novel has been praised in Indianapolis Monthly, was listed among "The Best New Books of April 2018" by the Chicago Review of Books, and in a Library Journal starred review, Andrea Tarr wrote, "This engaging, unusual novel successfully combines the best elements of a psychological portrait, a travel adventure, and a suspenseful mystery ... The author, an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, deftly pulls out all the stops in this swift and disturbing, dramatic look at confronting fear and personal failures."

An award-winning playwright and screenwriter, White holds an M.F.A. in dramatic writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Her plays have been produced nationally and internationally, with Rhythms winning the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play.

The Kelly Writers Series was established in 1998 with gifts from Marilou Morrell Kelly, a 1955 graduate of DePauw. Learn more by clicking here.

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