{"id":2849,"date":"2024-09-28T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2024-11-09T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T19:58:20","slug":"author-reading-discussion-with-pepper-stetler-nicholas-p-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/2024\/09\/author-reading-discussion-with-pepper-stetler-nicholas-p-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Reading & Discussion with Pepper Stetler & Nicholas P. Money – Memoir, Disability Studies & Science Writing."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Memoir, disability studies, & science writing\u2013 please join us for a nonfiction reading by Miami faculty, followed by a Q&A about the craft of creative nonfiction writing!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Biology professor Nik Money and Art History professor Pepper Stetler will read and discuss their new nonfiction books Thursday, November 7 at 7:30<\/strong> in Harris Hall 150. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stetler’s new book, A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test<\/em>, has been described as “an important and illuminating contribution to disability studies.”<\/strong> (Daisy Hernandez)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines: Our Lifelong Relationship with Fungi, <\/em>by Nicholas Money, showcases, with great humor and deftness, “An amazing tour of the world of fungi–a realm that is more entwined with the lives of humans than we realize.”<\/strong> (Alanna Collen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative Writing faculty TaraShea Nesbit and Margaret Luongo will interview the authors after their readings, followed by a Q&A on the craft of nonfiction writing with the audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More info:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/events.miamioh.edu\/event\/author-reading-and-discussion-pepper-stetler-nicholas-money<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author Bios<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pepper Stetler<\/strong> is a Professor of Art History at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and writes extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. She is the author of A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ<\/em> Test (Diversion Books). Her essays have appeared in The New York Times<\/em>, The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, The Atlantic<\/em>, Slate<\/em> and other venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas Money<\/strong> is a Professor of Biology and Western Program Director at Miami University. He is an international expert on fungal biology and author of popular science books that celebrate the microbial world including The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization<\/em> (Oxford University Press) and Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicine: Our Lifelong Relationship with Fungi<\/em> (Princeton University Press). His writing is noted for blending first-rate science with stories of human interest. Learn more about Money and his works on his website, www.themycologist.com<\/u><\/a>
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