USC to hold Fall Festival of Authors
Contributed by USC

Humorist and pop-culture critic Joe Queenan will join novelists Michael Ondaatje and l thi diem thy for the University of South Carolina's annual Fall Festival of Authors, to be held Oct. 25 - Nov. 2.

All three will read from their works and sign books.

Queenan is known for his biting and funny critiques of America's pop culture. Ondaatje is the best-selling author of The English Patient and Anil's Ghost , and l thi diem thy has earned critical acclaim for her first novel, The Gangster We Are All Looking For , her memoir of growing up in a South Vietnamese family in America.

The events, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 6 pm in the School of Law auditorium. L thi diem thy will be featured on Wednesday, Oct. 25, with Queenan on Thursday, Oct. 26, and Ondaatje on Thursday, Nov. 2.