Professor Emeritus Alan Davis Book Reading Sept. 24

Professor Emeritus Alan Davis Book Reading Sept. 24

Tuesday, Sept. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gaede Stage

Minnesota State University Moorhead professor emeritus of English Alan Davis will read from his recent publication, "Clouds Are the Mountains of the World," at The Sand/McGrath Visiting Writers Series Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gaede Stage.

"Clouds Are the Mountains of the World" is a suspenseful novel-in-stories set in a surreal, dystopian near-future. In beautifully written, spell-binding prose, it dramatizes the heroic quest of three women-mother, daughter, granddaughter-to reunite in a post-apocalyptic future filled with gun-toting bands of militias, corrupt police, crazy radio talk-show hosts, racism, and economic and political chaos. This is the story of their determination to survive with resilience, love, and stoic humor.

The reading is free and open to the public. The book will be available for purchase that evening and is also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Woodhall Press.

About Alan Davis

Alan Davis has published three prize-winning collections of short fiction, "Rumors From the Lost World," "Alone With the Owl," and "So Bravely Vegetative," and co-edited "Visiting Bob: Poems Inspired by the Life and Work of Bob Dylan" and 10 editions of "American Fiction: The Best Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers." Professor emeritus at MSU Moorhead, he also taught at the University of North Carolina, Fairfield University's MFA Program and the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA Program. He is the recipient of a Loft-McKnight Award of Distinction in Creative Prose, a Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, a Fulbright to Slovenia, and a Fulbright-Hays Grant to Indonesia. Read more about Alan Davis.

About The Sand/McGrath Visiting Writers Series

The Sand & McGrath Visiting Writers Series brings to campus some of the finest contemporary writers to read and share their work with students, faculty, and the community. The Series has featured more than 150 featured writers and sponsored or supported over 50 other writers and events since its inaugural season. The Series is named in honor of the late Thomas R. Sand and the late Thomas McGrath. Sand was a political strategist, researcher, and writer who helped shape Minnesota and federal agricultural and social policies for more than four decades. McGrath was an internationally recognized and award-winning author who taught at Moorhead State University from 1969-1983. Read more about the Series.