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A Conversation with Tobias Wolff
Series:
Big Read
The Kansas City Public Library hosts A Conversation with Tobias Wolff, author of the Kansas City Big Read selection Old School, on Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Forum at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Wolff will be interviewed by New Letters on the Air host Angela Elam, who will record the conversation for later broadcast.
Wolff will discuss Old School and his literary career – including his new short fiction compilation Our Story Begins, which earned The Story Prize in March 2009.
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