The University of Connecticut’s Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the Creative Sustenance Reading featuring Lynn Z. Bloom. Bloom will read from her work at 6:30 PM on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at the UConn Bookstore-Storrs Center, 1 Royce Circle.
Lynn Z. Bloom is a professional author and a passionate home cook. Her first book—of 25—was a biography of Doctor Benjamin Spock, author of Baby and Child Care, America’s major child-rearing manual in the 1940s-70s. His advice, “If you don’t write clearly, someone could die,” was Dr. Bloom’s mantra as Distinguished Professor and Aetna Chair of Writing at the University of Connecticut. Her most recent book Recipe (2022) is not a cookbook, but an examination of the social and cultural aspects of recipes. She has directed writing programs at universities north (Butler U), east (UCONN), south (William and Mary) and west (U of New Mexico) and taught writing in locations as diverse as Martha’s Vineyard, Florence, Italy, and New Zealand. She has written extensively on ethics, travel, and food. Bon appetit!
Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the UConn Bookstore.
*This event is a benefit for the Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic. Audience members are invited to make a donation after the reading.**
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For more information, contact: Sophie Buckner at sophia.buckner@uconn.edu