Starry Nights Author Series Brings Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan to Jupiter Campus

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan will speak on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m., at Florida Atlantic University’s John D. MacArthur Campus, 5353 Parkside Drive, in Jupiter.

Egan’s visit is part of the annual Starry Nights author series, presented by the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The series brings world-renowned authors to Jupiter for an engaging and inspiring peek between the lines. In addition to the public talks, each author provides a special interactive session with Honors College students and faculty.

“We are delighted to welcome Jennifer Egan to Florida Atlantic,” said Rachel Luria, associate dean of Student Affairs at the Honors College and associate professor of rhetoric and composition. “Starry Nights is about providing our students and community with rare opportunities to interact with beloved contemporary authors. Particularly for our students, these experiences can illustrate the path of a literary career and show the importance of perseverance and tapping into your creativity.”

Egan has authored numerous novels, including New York Times bestseller “Manhattan Beach,” which was awarded the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction; and a “Visit from the Goon Squad,” winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. In addition to her literary work, Egan has been a contributing journalist for New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker and has served as artist-in-residence in the English department at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught courses in 19th and 20th century literature.

The Wilkes Honors College is celebrating its 25^th anniversary during the 2024-25 academic year. Egan’s visit is one of several events that will mark this milestone, along with a special 25^th Anniversary Celebration on Nov. 14 at the Pelican Club in Jupiter, featuring a keynote address by celebrity real estate broker Ryan Serhant, as well as a second Starry Nights lecture in April 2025 with Jeanette Walls, author of the acclaimed memoir “The Glass Castle.” 

Attendance to the Starry Nights lecture is $20 for members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and $25 for non-members. For more information or to reserve seats, call 561-799-8547 or visit olli.fau.edu.

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