Book Reading and Signing — Manuel Luis Martinez

Manuel Martinez

Goshen College is pleased to welcome Manuel Luis Martinez to campus for a book reading and signing on March 14 in the Church-Chapel, Koinonia Room. Martinez will begin the reading at 3 p.m., and a book signing and reception will follow around 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Martinez serves as professor of creative writing at the University of Texas-Dallas. His novels include, Crossing, Drift, Day of the Dead, and Los Duros. His scholarship on the American Counterculture includes the book Countering the Counterculture: Rereading Dissent from Kerouac to Rivera. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University, and is the recipient of multiple fellowships. His work has been recognized by the American PEN Center, the Dobie Paisano Fellowship, and the MacDowell Colony. He was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2013. Most recently, he was awarded an American Book Award for Los Duros. His latest novel, Fortunate Monsters, was published by Arte Publico in 2024.

This event is sponsored by GC’s English and Spanish departments.