Reading & discussion with Bob Cowser

Thursday, August 13
Start Time: 5:00 PM

Bob Cowser, non-fiction writer and associate professor of English at St. Lawrence University, will read from and sign copies of his books.  This event is sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore, the Colgate Young Writers' Workshop, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Poets & Writers, Inc.

About the author:
An academy of American Poets prizewinner and Pushcart Prize nominee, Bob Cowser's work has appeared widely in American literary magazines. He is Associate Professor of English at St. Lawrence University, where he teaches courses in nonfiction writing. Cowser is also an adjunct member of the faculty of Ashland University's Master of Fine Arts program.

Bob Cowser's first book, Dream Season, published in 2004 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, was a New York Times Book Review "Editor's Choice" and "Paperback Row" selection and was listed among the Chronicle of Higher Education's best-ever college sports books. It garnered further praise in Sports Illustrated, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and on NPR's "Only a Game." His second book, Scorekeeping, a collection of coming-of-age essays, was published in October 2006 by the University of South Carolina Press.

Click on the book cover image below for more information on Bob's books: