Cincinnati Magazine: What you don’t know about Leah Stewart
Cincinnati Magazine profiles the head of UC's Department of English whose most recent novel was released in paperback in June after receiving glowing reviews
Cincinnati Magazine profiles Leah Stewart, professor and chair of the English Department at the University of Cincinnati's McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, in its August edition.
Stewart, an active novelist of six books and recently appointed director of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, is described as a talented writer and efficient multitasker with an innate ability to perform both in the classroom out beyond. Her latest book, “What You Don’t Know About Charlie Outlaw,” was released in paperback in June after receiving glowing reviews, including from The New York Times.
Read the feature story here.
Featured image at top: Leah Stewart. Photographed by Ryan Back for Cincinnati Magazine
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