Edgar Gomez and Lee Hawkins come from two very different places. They both have very different stories to tell. In this session, our authors will discuss the America they see ... and what the "American Dream" now means to them. (Unfortunately, Sarah Smarsh will no longer be able to participate in this session as originally planned.)
| Fast Passes: | This event has free Fast Passes. Fast Passes are not available yet. |
| Where: | Student Union Gallagher Theater (Seats 337)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
| Signing area: | UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Current Issues / Politics / Social Science |
| Moderator: | Laura Penny |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of C-SPAN / BookTV |
Edgar Gomez is the author of the new memoir "Alligator Tears," which was called "triumphant, dazzling, and unfailingly stylish" by Publisher's Weekly. His first book "High-Risk Homosexual" received an American Book Award, a Stonewall Israel-Fishman Honor Award, and the Lambda Literary Award....
Lee Hawkins was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist as a lead reporter on a series about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 at the Wall Street Journal, where he worked for 19 years. Hawkins is a five-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Salute to Excellence Award....
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