Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Luminous Prose
Alex Shakar
“It’s exciting to meet an author who’s unafraid of heights.”
So writes one New York Times reviewer of Alex Shakar, a 1994 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin Department of English graduate program in creative writing and former Michener Fellow. Shakar, whose newest book “Luminarium” was released from Soho Press last month to critical praise, will be in Austin this week to read and sign at Austin’s BookPeople. Friends and fans will get a chance to hear new work from…