university of arizona alumnus

D.T. Max reads from Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story (2012), a biography of David Foster Wallace.

Thomas Dai reads an essay from his first book, Take My Name But Say It Slow (2025). The essay considers the beginning of a romantic relationship alongside lovers' marks—initials or other signs left in public as declarations of love. This reading was originally given alongside Josh Riedel.

Josh Riedel reads the opening chapter of a novel-in-progress. Set in a small community, the chapter follows a writer working on a book about dark sky preservation while he and his partner also try to have a child. This reading was originally given alongside Thomas Dai.