We’re thrilled to have Dr. Joanna Pearson read a smattering from her work across three collections: her book of poetry Oldest Mortal Myth, her first short story collection Every Human Love, and her latest collection, Now You Know It All, which hits shelves this autumn. Come join us for an evening of fascinating literature and poetry, following by a Q&A from this multi-talented physician and author.
Joanna Pearson, MFA, MD is a lapsed poet who once wrote a young adult novel on a whim and nowadays mostly writes [non-young-adult] fiction. Her second collection of stories, NOW YOU KNOW IT ALL, was selected by Edward P. Jones for the 2021 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and is forthcoming with Univ. of Pittsburgh Press in October. Her first collection of stories, EVERY HUMAN LOVE (Acre Books, 2019) was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Awards, the Foreword Indies Awards, and the Janet Heidinger Prize for Fiction. Her fiction has appeared widely and has been anthologized in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021, The Best Small Fictions 2019, and Best of the Net 2016. Her stories have also been listed among the year’s most notable in Best American Short Stories 2020, 2019, 2018, & 2015.