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12/5

William Penn: A Life

Andrew Murphy, professor of political science at Rutgers University, stops by Penn Book Center to read from and discuss his new biography about the life of William Penn, the first in more than 40 years.

1:00 p.m.

Penn Book Center, 130 S. 34th St.

12/6

The Art of Writing Badly

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Students from the fall semester's English 111 workshop share work inspired by writing occurrences thought to be erroneous, ranging from text speak to Twitter misspellings.

12:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

12/3

Penn and Pencil Reading

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The Penn and Pencil Club, a creative writing workshop for Penn staff from various departments, hosts a reading of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from its members.

1:30 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

11/6

The Book of the Dead

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Marion Winik appears to discuss the sequel to The Glen Rock Book of the Dead, The Baltimore Book of the Dead, the narrative is a collection of vignette-like portraits of the dead, capturing people who lived in Pennsylvania, Texas, and beyond.

2:00 p.m.

Penn Book Center, 130 S. 34th St.

11/26

Live at the Writers House

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WXPN broadcasts from the Arts Cafe, airing spoken-word poetry and one musical guest.

2:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

11/29

Poetry in the Arts Café

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Denice Frohman, a Philadelphia-based and nationally touring poet who has performed at The White House, along with four-time poetry collection author Cindy Jiménez-Vera, perform their work at the Arts Café.

1:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

10/22

Douglas Kearney

Award-winning poet and University of Minnesota Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Douglas Kearney performs in the Arts Cafe.

2:30 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

11/10

Rediscovering Benjamin Rush

In tandem with Homecoming and the release of his new book, Penn lecturer Stephen Fried, author of “RUSH: Revolution, Madness and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father,” about the first famous professor of the University and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

11:00 a.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

11/14

‘Near/Miss’ Launch

Charles Bernstein, professor of English and comparative literature, kicks off the release of his new book of poems “Near/Miss,” full of sharp contrarian takes on pop culture and plays on words.

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Penn Book Center, 130 S. 34th St.

10/11

Cyberwar

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Kathleen Hall Jamieson, professor of communication for the Annenberg School for Communication and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, reads from her new book “Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President–What We Don’t, Can’t, and Do Know.”

2:00 p.m.

Penn Book Center, 130 S. 34th St.

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