Brian Keith Jackson To Read At The University Of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Brian Keith Jackson, author of "The Queen of Harlem," will give a reading at Giffels Auditorium in Old Main on the University of Arkansas campus at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Mr. Jackson will sign books following the reading.
The author of three books, Mr. Jackson has received fellowships from Art Matters, the Jerome Foundation, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. His debut novel, "The View From Here," won the American Library Association Literary Award for First Fiction from the Black Caucus of America. "The Queen of Harlem," his third novel, was named one of the Best Books of 2002 by Black Issues Book Review. Mr. Jackson is also the recipient of a Distinguished Writer Award from the Mid-Atlantic Writer's Association; he currently resides in Harlem.
The reading is free and open to the public.
Contacts
Elizabeth Bryer, lecturer, English department, Fulbright College, (479)575-4301, ebryer@uark.eduHeadlines
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