2024 Keynote Speaker: Steve Almond
Steve Almond is the author of a dozen books, including the New York Times Bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. A film adaptation his first novel, Which Brings Me to You (co-written with Juliana Baggott) is now streaming on Hulu. His second novel, All the Secrets of the World has been optioned for TV by 20th Century Fox. His new book, Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow is about the joys and hardships of writing. He’s the recipient of an NEA grant for 2022 and teaches at Harvard. His work has been published in the Best American Short Stories, the Best American Mysteries, and the New York Times Magazine.
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