The UVM Department of English Writers' Workshop Series welcomes fiction writer and essayist George Saunders who will give a reading on Thursday, April 12, 5 p.m, in North Lounge, Billings.

Author of numerous books, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and guest on such popular shows as The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, Saunders will read from his latest work and give the audience a taste of why the New York Times has called his vision of America "dark and demented," "ferocious and very funny."

The event, free and open to the public, is also sponsored by the James and Mary Brigham Buckham Fund.

Information: nwelch@uvm.edu