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Trevor Corson

Corson is the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Lobsters, named Best Nature Book of 2004 by USA Today, and The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice. He has written on such diverse subjects as organ transplants, Japanese Buddhism, and Chinese politics. His work has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic Monthly. Corson has also been featured on numerous television and radio programs, including CBS News’ Sunday Morning and Iron Chef.

The final writer of the fall semester’s River City Writers schedule is James McBride, bestselling author of The Color of Water and Miracle at St. Anna. He will visit Nov. 10.

The River City Writers Series is sponsored by the U of M English Department, the Creative Writing Club, Sigma Tau Delta, the Student Activities Council, Academic Enrichment Funds, Public Service Funds, the Hohenberg Foundation, Deborah Talbot, and Friends of the University Libraries.

 For more information, call 901-678-4692.