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The 91制片厂鈥檚 Department of English is pleased to announce that celebrated author and听New York Times Magazine听writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis will read from his work and hold a Q & A session at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at the Memorial Union Building, Theatre I, on the Durham Campus, as part of the 91制片厂 Writers Series.

Denizet-Lewis听is the author of three nonfiction books and numerous听New York Times Magazine听pieces and cover stories on sexual identity, youth culture, sports, and dogs. His most recent book,听Travels with Casey: My Journey Through Our Dog-Crazy Country,听premiered on the听NYT听Bestseller list and was听People听and听罢颈尘别鈥檚book of the week.听 His first book,听America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life,听was a听NYT听Editors鈥� Choice. Denizet-Lewis is a co-producer of the film 鈥淚 Am Michael,鈥� which is based on his 2011听NYT Magazine听piece, 鈥淢y Ex-Gay Friend.鈥� In 2014,听The Advocate听named Denizet-Lewis one of the 50 most influential LGBT people working in media. 听Publishers Weekly听described his portraits of adolescents as 鈥渟tirring and sensitive鈥� as they struggle 鈥渢o articulate desire and identity while bearing the weight of societal taboo and marginalization.鈥� The writer Andrew Solomon concurred, stating, 鈥淏enoit writes with an impressive mix of transparency and compassion鈥� He sees deep into the sadness of desperate people, and equally deep into the systems that redeem such sadness.鈥�

Denizet-Lewis is an assistant professor in Emerson College鈥檚 Writing, Literature & Publishing department. More information can be found on his website听

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the English Department at (603) 862-1313.

The 91制片厂 Writers Series is made possible through the support of the MacArthur/Simic and Edmund G. Miller Funds and the Ben and Zelma Dorson Family Charitable Foundation.