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Patrick Rothfuss

Friday, Nov. 4, Bascom Hall, Room 272, 7 pm

Even if fantasy isn’t your genre, you will be spellbound by the magical world created by author Patrick Rothfuss. The Stevens Point native has authored two bestsellers: The Name of the Wind and A Wise Man’s Fear, and a lot of readers are waiting with bated breath for the third installment of the trilogy. Meanwhile, Lionsgate has optioned the books for film productions. Rothfuss provides the keynote speech for the UW-Madison Working Class Student Union on Friday, and also appears Thursday, Nov. 3, from 5-7 pm at Agriculture Hall, room 125.

press release: A Room of One's Own is delighted to support Patrick Rothfuss's UW-Madison Working Class Student Union (WCSU) appearances on November 3rd and November 4th! The UW Working Class Student Union is sponsoring two talks and an exclusive luncheon. Both talks are free and open to the public!

Thursday, November 3rd: 5:00-7:00pm Reading and Q&A RSVP for the Thursday Event on Facebook! This event will be held in Agriculture Hall, room 125.

Friday, November 4th: 7:00-9:00pm WCSU Keynote and Q&A RSVP for the Friday Event on Facebook! This event will be held in Bascom Hall, room 272.

For information about the limited luncheon sponsored by WCSU, see the Facebook event.

Patrick Rothfuss is the New York Times #1 bestselling author and Stevens Point native behind The Name of the Wind, A Wise Man's Fear, and The Slow Regard of Silent Things.

His trilogy has been optioned by Lionsgate for TV and film productions; he has appeared at Comic-Con and NerdCon: Stories, raised over $4 million for his charity Worldbuilders, and earned numerous awards for his writing, including the Quill Award and Publishers Weekly Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Book of the Year.

This is part of WCSU's Working Class Celebration Month event series. For more information on each event, please see the Facebook events.