Southern author to speak in Student Center March 1
Published on February 16, 2010 by The Sentinel
Marietta native returns to metro-Atlanta area for book tour
Author Elyssa East will be back in familiar surroundings when she returns to the Atlanta area to introduce readers to her latest work. The Marietta native plans an evening with the KSU community on March 1, when she’ll read from her latest work, “Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town.”
Though the book takes place in a New England town where a popular teacher is murdered, East draws on her Southern storytelling roots to create a work that has been lauded for its sense of place and character. Renowned author Joyce Carol Oates describes the book as “richly detailed and remarkably evocative.” The New York Times said it was “a true-crime story, an art appreciation course and an American history lesson stitched together.”
East also includes mention of northwest Georgia in the book, even including the meaning of the name “Kennesaw.”
The March 1 reading will take place at 7 p.m. in University Room B of the Student Center. Along with KSU, East will be reading at various venues around the metro area, including the St. James Episcopal Church in Marietta and A Capella Books in Atlanta.
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