College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Kate Christensen

Visiting Professor, Fiction, Fall 2013
Kate Christensen is the author of six novels, including The Astral, The Epicure's Lament, and the PEN/Faulkner award-winning The Great Man. Her memoir, Blue Plate Special, was published by Doubleday in July, 2013. Her essays, articles, reviews, and stories have appeared in many anthologies and periodicals, most recently, The New York Times Book Review, Bookforum, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, and Tin House.