Writers Reading: Anna Maria Hong, Eula Biss, James Hannaham, and John Hennessy

Sat Apr 11 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-04:00

108 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01002 | Amherst

Publisher/HostUMass Downtown

Writers Reading: Anna Maria Hong, Eula Biss, James Hannaham, and John Hennessy

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Presented in partnership with the Amherst Business Improvement District, Writers Reading is a curated series featuring local authors. Join us for a line-up curated by Anna Maria Hong. Fellow authors Eula Biss, James Hannaham, and John Hennessy will join Hong in sharing selections from their work.
This event is free to attend and open to all. Books will be available for purchase. See author bios at umass.edu/downtown/news-events.

This installment of the Writers Reading series is part of the 2026 Amherst Literary Walk, presented by the Massachusetts Center for the Book and the Amherst Business Improvement District.

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