{"id":13938,"date":"2012-09-07T13:57:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T17:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=13938"},"modified":"2012-09-27T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T13:48:13","slug":"shenandoah-valley-journeyer-to-open-first-writers-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2012\/shenandoah-valley-journeyer-to-open-first-writers-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Shenandoah Valley Journeyer to Open First Writers Read"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casey Clabough, author of memoir The Warrior’s Path: Reflections Along an Ancient Route<\/em>, a book about his travels through the Shenandoah Valley, will be the speaker at the opening event of the 2012-13 “Writers Read Dinner and Author” series on Thursday, Sept. 20.<\/p>\n

Clabough will read from his works following dinner at 5:30 p.m., in room 105 of the Campus Center at Eastern Mennonite University. Several of the author\u2019s books will be available for purchase. A book signing and short question-and-answer session with the author will follow the dinner.<\/p>\n

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Casey Clabough will be the speaker at the opening event of the 2012-13 “Writers Read Dinner and Author” series on Thursday, Sept. 20. Photo provided by Casey Clabough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to The Warrior’s Path<\/em>, Clabough is the author of the novel Confederado<\/em> and five scholarly books on Southern writers, including Inhabiting Contemporary Southern & Appalachian Literature: Region & Place in the 21st Century<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In a review of The Warrior’s Path<\/em>, George Garrett gives the book high praise: “The writing is at once eloquent, elegant and evocative. In short, it is a beautifully written work \u00ad\u00ad\u2013 a genuine pleasure to read and to re-read.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clabough is editor of the literature section of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities\u2019 Encyclopedia Virginia<\/em> and general editor of the James Dickey Review, <\/em>a literary journal. He lives on a farm in Appomattox County, Virginia, and is an associate professor of English at Lynchburg College.<\/p>\n

Tickets and reservations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reserve tickets online at emu.edu\/langlit\/writers-read\/<\/a> or by calling the language & literature department<\/a> at 540-432-4168 by Sept. 14.<\/p>\n