Amherst College’s LitFest: A virtual weekend of young literary lights
Charles Yu, winner of the 2020 National Book Award for fiction, is part of LitFest 2021. Image courtesy LitFest
Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown” has been described by one critic as a “sharply observed, darkly humorous evocation of the Asian American experience.”
Megha Majumbar, a semi-finalist for a 2020 National Book Award, will speak at LitFest 2021. Image courtesy LitFest 2021
Megha Majumbar’s debut novel, “A Burning,” was a bestseller and a New York Times notable book, among other honors, in 2020.
Calvin Baker, Amherst class of 1994 and the author of four novel, is part of LitFest 2021. Photo by Carol Dragon/courtesy LitFest 2021