Michael Chabon in Conversation

PITTSBURGH—In front of an audience of nearly 2,000, novelist Michael Chabon will discuss his latest novel, his writing career, and the many inspirations behind his award-winning literature during Michael Chabon in Conversation. The event begins at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. This is a free, ticketed event. Tickets and registration information can be obtained here.

The discussion will be moderated by Dan Kubis, assistant director for the University of Pittsburgh’s Humanities Center and host of the University’s “Being Human” podcast. During the conversation, Chabon will read excerpts from his new book Moonglow (HarperCollins, 2016). Following the discourse, he will take part in a Q and A session with the audience, and a book signing will conclude the event.

Chabon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English writing at Pitt in 1984. He is the author of eight novels, many of which have direct ties to Pitt and the city of Pittsburgh. His debut, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (William Morrow and Company, 1988)—which he began writing as a Pitt undergraduate—became a New York Times bestseller. Chabon’s second novel Wonder Boys (Villard Books, 1995)—whose main character was partly inspired by former Pitt Department of English faculty member Chuck Kinder—was adapted into a feature film, shot in Pittsburgh, in 2000.

Throughout a writing career spanning nearly 30 years, Chabon has won numerous awards and distinctions. In 2012, his book Telegraph Avenue (HarperCollins) was named among The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year, among other distinctions. The mystery novel The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (HarperCollins, 2007) was honored with both the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2008 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2007. The novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Random House, 2000) won the 2000 California Book Award in Fiction as well as the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Moonglow (HarperCollins, 2016) has received critical acclaim on NPR and within The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, amongst other national media outlets.

This event is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Humanities Center, Year of Humanities in the University, and Department of English as well as the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.

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