Professor and writer Randall Horton will be in Hollister Thursday night, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. for a reading and book signing. Horton, who has won numerous awards for his writing, serves on the board of directors for Pen America’s Pen Prison Writing Program and teaches at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. He lives in Harlem, New York.
If you have a literary bone in your body, this evening is an opportunity to meet the writer and enjoy music and local art. The event will be held at the San Benito Arts Council “ARTspace” 240 Fifth St. in downtown Hollister.
Horton will be speaking about his book, Hook. The website augurybooks.com, describes Horton and his memoir: “Without excuse or indulgence, author and educator Randall Horton explores his downward spiral from unassuming Howard University undergraduate to homeless drug addict, international cocaine smuggler, and incarcerated felon—before showing us the redemptive role that writing and literature played in helping him reclaim his life.”
The website goes on to explain Horton’s focus, saying, “Hook explores race and social construction in America, the forgotten lives within the prison industrial complex, and the resilience of the human spirit.”
Local poet, Rachelle Escamilla, will host the event in cooperation with the San Benito Arts Council. There will be local art on display and live music at the event.
For more information, call ARTspace at 831-636-2787.
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