Sam Pickering is a Tennessee native who teaches English at the University of Connecticut. His books include academic studies, travel books and collections of personal essays. His most recent books are A Comfortable Boy, a memoir describing his life through the eighth grade, and Journeys, a volume of personal essays. In press is A Tramp's Wallet, the final book in a trilogy describing years he spent in Australia. 

Speaking Schedule

Saturday, April 16
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Southern Politics and Southern Literature

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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust - Chazen Family Foundation - The Kennedy Foundation - Lyndhurst Foundation - Public Education Foundation - Tennessee Arts Commisson - UC Foundation

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Program Partners

Anonymous Gift - Baylor School - Medium - Olan & Norma Mills II

Book Patrons

L. Hardwick & Kitty Caldwell - Memorial Healthcare System - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the UTC Department of English - Wild Hare Books

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