Cornell University

232 East Ave, Ithaca, NY 14853

https://english.cornell.edu/zalaznick
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The Spring 2025 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series continues with a reading by author Justin Torres
Thursday, March 6, 5 p.m.
Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium, Klarman Hall KG70

Justin Torres is the author of Blackouts, which won the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Southern California Book Award. A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, he’s also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, and the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center. His first novel, We the Animals, was a national bestseller and was adapted into a feature film. He lives in Los Angeles and is an associate professor of English at UCLA.

Reception and book signing to follow in the English Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall

Book signing and reception to follow the reading.

We are proud to partner with Buffalo Street Books at this event. Buffalo Street Books is Ithaca’s community-owned cooperative bookstore, dedicated to re-imagining the ways an independent bookstore can serve its community. Justin Torres' books are available online, in store, and on site at the reading. Show your student ID at BSB and get 10% off every day!

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Masking is encouraged.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. The venue is wheelchair accessible and equipped with assistive listening technology. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this event, please contact us as soon as possible.

For more information about this event visit english.cornell.edu/zalaznick or email englishevents@cornell.edu

This event is presented by the Department of Literatures in English / Creative Writing Program at Cornell University.

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