APPLETON, WIS. — Fiction writer Anthony Bukoski will read from his new collection of short stories, “North of the Port,” Thursday Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at Lawrence University’s Harper Hall in the Music-Drama Center. A reception and book signing will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
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Released in May of this year, “North of the Port” is a collection of 12 short stories that focus on the lives and culture of members of the Polish community living in Superior, Bukoski’s hometown, where he is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, his alma mater.
Hailed as a “quintessential writer of place” by author Stuart Dybek, Bukoski has written three previous published collections: “Time Between Trains,” a 2003 Booklist Editors’ Choice; “Polonaise” (1999) and “Children of Strangers” (1993). His fifth book, “Twelve Below Zero,” is scheduled for publication this fall.
His stories have been featured on both Wisconsin and National Public Radio and have been performed live in the “Selected Shorts” series at Symphony Space in New York City.
Bukoski’s appearance is sponsored by the Gordon R. Clapp Lectureship in American Studies.
