A native of rural Missouri, essayist Berry Grass will present a reading from the book Hall of Waters, an attempt to demythologize the rural American Midwest. Their essays and poems have appeared in Diagram, The Normal School and Sonora Review, among other publications. Grass is also a nominee for the 2019 Krause Essay Prize. A signing will follow the reading.

Johnson Auditorium 115 and Anteroom at Coastal Carolina University. Wednesday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Visit website forprice. (843) 347-2787, coastal.edu