UNR NEWS
UPDATE: The event is at capacity; walk-ins will not be admitted without an RSVP.
The Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, University Libraries Special Collections and the University’s Center for Basque Studies will host a private reception release party for Warren Lerude’s book “Robert Laxalt: Story of a Storyteller.” The reception will be held in the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Whittemore Tower Entry and Wells Fargo Auditorium. Media are invited to attend a morning media availability in advance of the evening event.
In this new biography, Lerude, professor emeritus of journalism, focuses on Laxalt’s development as a writer, especially through his formative days as a journalist in Reno and Carson City, and on to Laxalt the family man, teacher, publisher and much more.
Lerude said, “The odyssey of this book began with an idea from my long-time friend and colleague Bruce Bledsoe. Bruce brought it to my attention that of the 17 books Laxalt wrote, none of them were biographical in nature. With a little nudging from Joyce, Bob’s wife of 52 years, and their daughters Monique, an attorney and novelist, and Kristin, a physician, I decided to take on the project.”
Robert Laxalt, whose journalism, creative nonfiction and fiction made him a national and international literary figure, is the most acclaimed writer from the state of Nevada in modern times. His 1957 classic, Sweet Promised Land, not only brought to life the immigrant experience of the Basques who had come to the United States as sheepherders, it also served as an exemplary story for all immigrants to the United States.
WHO: Warren Lerude, author of Robert Laxalt: Story of a Storyteller
Monique Laxalt, Robert Laxalt’s daughter
Kathlin Ray, Dean, University Libraries
Representatives from the Center for Basque Studies
WHAT: Media availability in advance of 5:30 p.m. book launch
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m. – Noon
WHERE: Special Collections Department
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, Third Floor
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557-0322
PARKING: Media in marked vehicles are welcome to park in the metered spaces in the surface parking lot located on East 15th Street across from the Joe Crowley Student Union. Media in unmarked vehicles must receive a parking pass from University Parking Services located on 16th street. Click here for a campus map.
