Elliot Ackerman Reading at Wesleyan RJ Julia, April 4

Elliot Ackerman will be reading from his recent work at the Wesleyan’s RJJulia bookstore on Main Street in Middletown, 7 p.m., 4 April. 

Ackerman is the author of the novels Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Green on Blue. His writings have appeared in Esquire, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications, and his stories have been included in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Travel Writing. He is both a former White House Fellow and Marine, and served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He divides his time between New York City and Washington, D.C.

Read more about Elliot Ackerman and his work here.