National Book Award Nominee to Speak at Forum
GREAT BARRINGTON – National Book Award nominee Jim Shepard will read from his work and participate in a question-and-answer session on Sunday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m., at the Triplex Cinema as part of Berkshire Living's award-winning "Rest of the Story" free public forum series.The event will be moderated by Berkshire Living Editor-in-Chief Seth Rogovoy and Managing Editor Chris Newbound, who profiles Shepard in the current issue of Berkshire Living.
For the last quarter-century, Shepard has been one of the most popular and engaging teachers at Williams College, while simultaneously garnering the respect of his colleagues nationwide as a novelist and short-story writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly and Harper's magazines, among others. Most recently, Shepard was nominated for the National Book Award for last year's short-story collection "Like You'd Understand, Anyway."
Each month, Berkshire Living, an award-winning regional lifestyle and culture magazine, and the Triplex join forces to present free public forums based on an article running in the concurrent issue of the magazine. For more information, call Berkshire Living at 413-528-3600.
