The Towson Literary Reading Series will be featuring short story writer Susi Wyss on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Towson Room of the Cook Library. Raised in the U.S. and Africa by Swiss parents, Susi Wyss traveled to or lived in more than a dozen African countries for her 20-year career in international health before becoming an author. Set in Africa and inspired by her travels, her debut novel-in-stories The Civilized World (Henry Holt, 2011), was called a ?smart, urbane debut? by Publisher?s Weekly and listed as a ?Book to Pick Up Now? in the April issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. Wyss holds a B.A. from Vassar, an M.P.H. from Boston University, and an M.A. in fiction writing from Johns Hopkins University.
For more information, contact Professor Michael Downs at {mdowns@towson.edu}.
