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10/8/07

AUTHOR JANE HAMILTON RETURNS TO SLU FOR WRITERS SERIES

CANTON - Author Jane Hamilton will speak and read from recent work in an appearance at St. Lawrence University on Thursday, October 18, at 8 p.m. in Eben Holden. The event, part of the University's Writers Series, is open to the public, free of charge.

Hamilton is the author of the novels The Book of Ruth, The Guardian, The Short History of a Prince, A Map of the World, Disobedience and When Marguerite Was Young. A recipient of the Chicago Tribune's Heartland Prize for Fiction as well as Publisher's Weekly's choice for "Best Book of the Year," Hamilton has had work selected for Oprah's Book Club and received the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award. She was awarded an honorary degree by St. Lawrence in May 2007, and has been in previous Writers Series hosted by the University.

For more information, contact the English department at 315-229-5125.

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