Writers-in-Conversation Series

On Thursday, May 14th, we are excited to welcome Joanne B. Mulcahy to our Writers-in-Conversation series.

 

Joanne B. Mulcahy is a writer, anthropologist, and educator whose forthcoming biography Marion Greenwood: Portrait and Self-Portrait will be published in 2025 after a decade of research across Mexico and the U.S. She is the author of three previous books, including Remedios, praised by Julia Alvarez, and Writing Abroad, which won the Peace Corps Worldwide Best Travel Book award. Her essays have appeared in Hyperallergic, The Writers’ Chronicle, and numerous anthologies. Mulcahy has taught writing, anthropology, and gender studies over 30 years and splits her time between Portland, Oregon, and Pázcuaro, Mexico.

Our interviewer Michael N. McGregor is a Seattle-based author whose book Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax was a finalist for a Washington State Book Award. After growing up in Seattle, he earned a BA in journalism at the University of Oregon and an MFA in creative writing at Columbia University. A former journalist and professor of creative writing, he curates the website writingthenorthwest.com. You can learn more about him and his work, including his latest book, An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life, and his new novel, The Last Grand Tour, at michaelnmcgregor.com.