Hofstra University Department of English

Coming soon! Don't forget to RSVP for the next chapter in our Great Writers, Great Readings Series! Please join us as we welcome Mary Norris, former copy editor for The New Yorker and author of Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen and Greek To Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen. RSVP here: https://events.hofstra.edu/index.php?eID=38034... The virtual event takes place on Thursday, October 8th at 6:30pm. #hofstrau #Hofstra #hofstrauniversity #mfa #books #greektome #marynorris #virtualevent

Don't miss the first event in our Great Writers, Great Readings series! Join Professor Martha McPhee and two of her former students on this virtual meeting as she discusses her newly release novel, An Elegant Woman, and the craft of writing. The event is Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:30 p.m. ET! Please visit hofstra.edu/gwgr to RSVP for this special event. #hofstrauniversity #hofstrau #hofstra #mfa #books #reading #newbooks #virtualevent

Álvaro Enrigue is an Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Hofstra Univeristy. He is also a notable Mexican novelist who has been awarded the Herralde Prize in Spain for his novel Sudden Death. His newest work, Ahora me rindo y eso es todo is available now. Go here to learn more about Hofstra’s MFA program: https://www.hofstra.edu//colle/hclas/engl/maecw/index.html ~Headshot provided by Daniel Mordzinki~... #hofstrauniversity #hofstrau #hofstra #mfa #spanishliterature #books #reading #newbooks

"An Elegant Woman" by Professor Martha McPhee is available now! This novel is a great way to keep up with your reading this summer. Martha is a Professor of Creative Writing at Hofstra University. Her newest novel, An Elegant Woman, has been described as, a rich exploration of legacy and memory by Entertainment Weekly. If you haven’t already, you should read this profound work of self-exploration that spans decades, traverses hundreds of miles, and is elegantly tangled wit...hin American history. You can purchase your own copy from Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2MDVTbw Learn more about Hofstra’s MFA program here: https://www.hofstra.edu//colle/hclas/engl/maecw/index.html #hofstrauniversity #hofstrau #reading #books #newbooks #mfa

Professor Alter gave students a fantastic Contemporary Literature class yesterday, which was also the last class this semester. Enjoyed the classes so much during the whole semester!