Last chance for literature junkies; the final date for the spring Author Series is March 24, 2015. For the third time this semester, The Graduate and Part-Time Student Council has arranged for another well-recognized author to grace the campus with their presence. John Keene, renowned author and translator, will be appearing at East Campus room 203 at 4:30 p.m. Keene will also be signing personal copies, reading from his own works, and answering questions from audience members.

Not only is Keene an award winning author, he is also a chairman and professor at Rutgers-Newark. A master of fiction, poetry, essays, and translation, his work has been featured in an array of journals such asThe African-America Review, Public Space, TriQuarterly, and many more. His honors include several fellowships, including a New Jersey State Council of The Arts Fellowship in Poetry, a Whiting Foundation Award in Fiction and Poetry, and a Fellowship for Distinguished First Collection from the inaugural Pan-African Literary Forum.

This year, Keene is releasing his new book,Counternarratives, which will be a collection of novellas and short fictional stories. Its predecessor, 2006’sSeismosis, might be a tough act to follow—the book combines the wonderful world of art and poetry with illustrations by artist Christopher Stackhouse.

For more information about the Author Series contact the Graduate and Part-Time Student Council by phone at 908-737-5250 or email at gpsc@kean.edu.