Squint Involved in Book Award; Featured in ECU News

Dr. Kirstin Squint, Whichard Visiting Distinguished Professor, is a contributor in Appalachian Reckoning: a Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy, which won an American Book Award (the Walter and Lillian Lowenfels Criticism Award).

The award, which has no categories or nominees, was created to recognize extraordinary literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community. The 2020 American Book Award winners will be formally recognized on Sunday, October 25th, 2020 from 2-3 pm.

Additional information on the award can also be found at the Before Columbus Foundation.

In addition, Dr. Squint was recently featured in an ECU news article about women’s suffrage. The article also highlights October 21st virtual event, sponsored by the Whichard Professorship, Gender Studies, and English, featuring historian Cathleen Cahill.

Go English!