The Sleeping Giant Reading Series brings writers and book lovers together on the third Thursday of the month. In the long shadow of Hamden’s Sleeping Giant, writers of every kind gather to hear professional readings, raise a glass, network, and support one another’s work. All are welcome, whether you’re a scribbler who hasn’t yet dared to call yourself a “writer” or an experienced published author.
Curated by local writers Alice Mattison, Sandi Shelton (aka Maddie Dawson), Kathy Czepiel, and Heather Jessen, the Sleeping Giant Reading Series happens every third Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Best Video Film and Cultural Center in Hamden, Connecticut. The Sleeping Giant Reading Series is free to attend. Donations at the door for our guest readers are always appreciated.
For February’s Installment we will be hosting writers Richard Deming and Jill McCorkle.
Richard Deming, an award-winning poet, essayist, and critic, is the author of six books including Day for Night, Art of the Ordinary and his most recent, This Exquisite Loneliness which Publishers Weekly has called “profound” and “achingly beautiful.” He teaches at Yale University.
About Jill McCorkle’s recent collection of stories, Old Crimes, Lily King wrote, “With her wry humor, deep understanding of human connection and disconnection, and a tremendous sense of fun, Jill McCorkle has given us another dazzling collection of stories.” It’s Jill’s fifth book of short stories; she’s also the author of seven novels, many of them New York Times Notable Books. Jill has won all sorts of prizes and was recently inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. She has taught at Harvard, Brandeis, North Carolina State and the Bennington Writing Seminars.
