ROGERS -- Phillip Howerton, an English professor at Missouri State University, will present a program about his book, The Literature of the Ozarks: An Anthology, at 6:30 p.m. today at the Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road, according to a news release.
The book was published by the University of Arkansas Press as the second installment in its Ozarks Studies Series and is a survey of two centuries of Ozarks literature.
"Presenting the work of 41 writers, the anthology divides the region's literary history into four time periods, introduces topics, themes, and literary trends, and connects Ozarks writing to the larger body of American literature," according to the news release.
The free program is a part of the library's celebration of National Library Month and is open to the public.
NW News on 04/23/2019