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Composite of photos of all speakers at LitFest 2019

From left to right: Jamel Brinkley, Brandon Hobson, Rebecca Carroll, Jennifer Acker '00, Jennifer Egan, Cullen Murphy '74, Charles Mann '76 and Elizabeth Kolbert.

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Jennifer Egan speaking in Johnson Chapel, LitFest 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan was the keynote speaker. Her discussion was followed by a Q&A session with the audience, as well as a book-signing.

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Jen Acker and Jennifer Egan speaking in Johnson Chapel

Jennifer Acker '00, founder and editor-in-chief of The Common, Amherst's literary magazine, hosted the conversation with Jennifer Egan.

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Posters in a hallway in the Frost Library promoting LitFest 2019

An exhibit on display in Frost Library highlights the rich literary history of Amherst College.

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Student poets at the Spoken Word Slam

Daniel Gallant, executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, hosted aSpoken Word Slam for Amherst students. 

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Students and the instructor during a Master Class at LitFest 2019

Author Brandon Hobson, a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award, held a master class for Amherst students. 

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Students and the instructor during a Master Class at LitFest 2019

Amherst alumni participated in two career panels during LitFest: “How to Get a Job in Publishing” with Julie Strauss-Gabel ’94, Niko Pfund ’87 and Sunna Juhn ’18, and “Crafting a Career in Journalism” with Diana Owen ’14, Luis Ferre Rangel ’88 and Aleszu Bajak ’06. 

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A Master Class with author Jennifer Egan

Amherst students learned from Jennifer Egan duing her master class.

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A Conversation with 2018 National Book Awards Finalists Jamel Brinkley and Brandon Hobson

The first night of LitFest featured "National Book Awards on Campus: A Conversation with 2018 Fiction Finalists Jamel Brinkley and Brandon Hobson," hosted by Rebecca Carroll.

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Charles Mann '76 and Elizabeth Kolbert speaking in Johnson Chapel

"The Once and Future Planet: Science Journalism in the 21st Century" featured Charles Mann '76 and Elizabeth Kolbert, and was hosted by Cullen Murphy ’74.

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Charles Mann '76 and Elizabeth Kolbert speaking in Johnson Chapel

Charles Mann '76 and Elizabeth Kolbert held a book-signing after their conversation in Johnson Chapel.