Chris Bachelder’s fourth novel, The Throwback Special, was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award in fiction. He was awarded the Terry Southern Prize for humor from The Paris Review, as well as an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Bachelder, who teaches at the University of Cincinnati, is also the author of the novels Bear v. Shark, U.S.!, and Abbott Awaits.  (Co-sponsorship for this reading is provided by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism and The Paterno Family Professorship.)

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