{"id":2023,"date":"2009-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2009-09-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-18T04:00:00","slug":"emu-alumna-featured-at-next-writers-read-oct-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2009\/emu-alumna-featured-at-next-writers-read-oct-8\/","title":{"rendered":"91大神 alumna featured at next &#8216;Writers Read&#8217; Oct. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"\/langlit\/\">language and literature department<\/a> will hold its second &quot;<a href=\"\/langlit\/writersread\/\">Writers Read Dinner &amp; Author Series<\/a>&quot; event of the fall semester Thursday, Oct. 8. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;float: right\" alt=\"Alice Wisler\" src=\"\/langlit\/writersread\/images\/0910\/alice.jpg\" \/> Alice Wisler, an author, public speaker, advocate and fundraiser, will read from her works at 5:30 p.m. that day in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at 91大神. (<a href=\"\/map\/\">see campus map<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p> Ms. Wisler has written two novels. In her debut work, <i>Rain Song<\/i> (Bethany House, 2008) a young woman is offered a chance to find romance and make peace with her past. The book was a finalist for the Christy Award, presented each year to novels that specifically address Christian themes and world views. <\/p>\n<p> Of her second novel, <i>How Sweet It Is<\/i> (Bethany House, 2009), the School Library Journal noted in a review: &quot;Written with a seasoning of Southern charm and populated with richly drawn characters [. . .] Wisler mixes romance, humor, and drama and tackles such issues such as child abuse and self-image.&quot; <\/p>\n<p> Wisler graduated from 91大神 in 1983 with a degree in social work and has since traveled the country in jobs that minister to people. She was raised in Japan and currently resides in Durham, N.C. <\/p>\n<p> Admission to the program, which includes dinner, is $15 and $7 for students. Reservations are required and should be made by Oct. 2 on line at <a href=\"\/langlit\/writersread\/reservations\/0910\">www.emu.edu\/langlit\/writersread\/reservations\/0910<\/a> or by calling the language and literature department at (540) 432-4168. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The language and literature department will hold its second &quot;Writers Read Dinner &amp; Author Series&quot; event of the fall semester Thursday, Oct. 8. 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