Author Lauren Cobb to visit Writers Read

FALLBROOK – Writers Read will present Lauren Cobb, author and professor of English at Bemidji State University, Minn., on Tuesday, July 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the Fallbrook Library community room.

Cobb will be reading from and discussing her collection of connected short stories, “Boulevard Women.” Winner of the 2012 G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction, the collection delves into the lives of three women, born in three distinct generations and living as neighbors in Athens, Georgia.

The author’s presentation is preceded by open mic, and members of the public are invited to bring their original poetry and short prose (maximum six minutes) to read.

Fallbrook Library is located at 124 S. Mission Road.

For more information, contact Girija Karamcheti at (760) 731-4653.