David Gessner, nonfiction reading
Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Usually classified as a nature writer who includes humans as part of his landscape, Gessner has written six books and received numerous awards such as the John Burroughs Award for Best Natural History Essay and a 2007 Pushcart Prize. The editor of Ecotone, a national literary journal, Gessner currently teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at UNC Wilmington.