Alan Michael Parker will be the next guest in the ongoing Writers@Monmouth series. The author of 19 books, including last year's innovative Bingo, Bango, Boingo, Parker will read from his works in the Len G. Everett Gallery on the upper level of Hewes Library.
Parker, who has also authored the novels Christmas in July and The Committee on Town Happiness, holds the Houchens Chair at Davidson College, where he chairs the English department. His awards include the NC Book Award, three Pushcart Prizes, two Best American Poetry selections and the Fineline Prize. A book reviewer for The New Yorker for nine years, he has judged the 2021 National Book Award in Fiction, as well as the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction.

While on campus, Parker will also conduct a writing workshop with students in English professor David Wright's creative writing course, among other engagements with students.