Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Lee Cole will read from his newest novel, Fulfillment. Set in contemporary Kentucky and featuring both the successes and failures of two half brothers returning home, Fulfillment is praised by Publishers Weekly as "An evocative tale of ambition, lust, and sibling rivalry in western Kentucky," while Kirkus Reviews says, "Cole mixes the angst and insecurity of class and poverty to craft a Molotov cocktail he lobs with exacting precision."
Lee Cole was born and grew up in rural Kentucky. He is the author of the novel Groundskeeping. A recent graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he now lives in Philadelphia.
Lee will be joined in conversation with bestselling author Chris Offutt, who is the author of two collections of short stories (Kentucky Straight, and Out of the Woods), three memoirs (The Same River Twice, No Heroes, and My Father, the Pornographer), and the novels The Good Brother and Country Dark. Offutt's Southern noir Mick Hardin series begins with The Killing Hills, followed by Shifty's Boys and Code of the Hills, and new release The Reluctant Sherriff. His books have been translated into twelve languages and won four international awards in France. He wrote screenplays for True Blood, Weeds, and Treme. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA grant, and a Lannan Fellowship. He received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for “prose that takes risks.” His work is included in many anthologies and textbooks, including Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best American Food Writing, and Modern American Memoirs. He grew up in the hills of eastern Kentucky and lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
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