# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening of Literary Readings: Hugh Martin & Laura Joyce-Hubbard
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Iraq War veteran and poet Hugh Martin reads from his poetry & prose, in conversation with Highland Park Poet Laureate, Laura Joyce-HubbardAbout this EventJoin us for an evening of literary readings at Secret World Books as Laura Joyce-Hubbard welcomes Hugh Martin — Iraq War veteran, Wallace Stegner Fellow, and author of In Country and The Stick Soldiers — for a reading, author conversation, and audience Q&A.Both writers have served in uniform and carried that experience into language. In a year when the nation pauses to take stock of itself and its stories, their work asks what it means to witness, to return, and to make meaning from what endures.The evening opens with a reading by Hugh Martin, followed by a conversation between the two poets, an open Q&A, and a book signing with books available for purchase courtesy of Secret World Books. All are welcome — bring your curiosity and your questions. Register for your free ticket.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/highland-park/an-evening-of-literary-readings-hugh-martin-and-laura-joyce-hubbard/100001989878398857
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - door_time: 2026-06-18T23:45:00Z
  - Duration: 1 hour
  - Location: Secret World Books
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Highland Park
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Secret World Books
- **lat**: 42.1845807
- **long**: -87.80081369999999
- **full address**: Secret World Books, 1774 2nd Street, Highland Park, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is An Evening of Literary Readings: Hugh Martin & Laura Joyce-Hubbard being held?
  - **A:** An Evening of Literary Readings: Hugh Martin & Laura Joyce-Hubbard takes place on Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Secret World Books, 1774 2nd Street, Highland Park, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing An Evening of Literary Readings: Hugh Martin & Laura Joyce-Hubbard?
  - **A:** An Evening of Literary Readings: Hugh Martin & Laura Joyce-Hubbard is organized by Highland Park Poet Laureate, Laura Joyce-Hubbard.

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