Centre County Reads/CALS Community Read Discussion of Jess Walter’s novel Beautiful Ruins

Jess Walter is the author of eight books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful Ruins. He was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award and won the 2005 Edgar Allan Poe Award. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Harper’s, Esquire, McSweeney’s and many other publications.