Novelist presents book at Temecula library
By: The Californian - | ∞
TEMECULA ---- Author Diana Abu-Jaber is scheduled to discuss her latest novel, "Origin," at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Community Room of Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road.
Abu-Jaber, a writer in residence and associate professor of English at Portland State University in Oregon, has won numerous literary honors, including the PEN Center USA award for fiction, according to a news release from the Riverside County Library. Previous novels by Abu-Jaber include "The Language of Baklava," "Crescent" and "Arabian Jazz."
The new work is a story about a fingerprint specialist in a forensics lab seeking to explain a series of mysterious infant deaths, the release states.
In Thursday's presentation, Abu-Jaber is expected to read from the work and discuss it as well as field questions and sign books, which will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Temecula Public Library. Information about the event can be obtained by calling (951) 693-8900.
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