Jon Pineda, assistant professor of English, recently showcased his novel Apology at a trio of the nation’s foremost literary festivals. On October 5, he was a panelist/featured reader at the Page Turner Festival, held in Brooklyn, NY and sponsored by the Asian American Writers Workshop. On October 12, he was a panelist/featured reader at the Southern Festival of the Book, held in Nashville, TN and sponsored by Humanities Tennessee. And on October 19, he was a panelist/featured reader at the Filipino International Book Festival, held in San Francisco, CA and sponsored by the Philippine American Writers Association.
Pineda Showcases Novel at Literary Festivals
Pineda Publishes Novel
Jon Pineda, assistant professor of English, linguistics and communication, will be a featured reader and panelist at a variety of upcoming events promoting his recently published novel, Apology.
His upcoming reading and author question and answer sessions include “Talk of the Stacks” at Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis on Sept. 12, “Fall for the Book Festival” at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Md. on Sept. 27 and “Filipino American International Book Festival/Filbookfest II” at San Francisco Public Library in San Francisco on Oct. 19.
Apology was also recently featured in a variety of book reviews, including The Virginian-Pilot, Hyphen magazine and Style Weekly. For more information on Pineda and to watch a book trailer, check out his faculty experts page.