Click on the video to view the reading and book signing event for Dr. Todd Carlisle, associate professor of journalism in the Dept. of Culture, Media, and Performance, California University of Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2021.

“The Souls of Clayhatchee: A Southern Tale,” is Carlisle’s first novel, drawing on his experiences as a Black journalist with family ties in the South.

The video also features an introduction by Dr. Christina Fisanick of the English faculty and an in-person interview conducted by Taylor Brown, a Cal U alumnae and reporter for the Mon Valley Independent.

The book reading and signing event in the Chapel of Cal U’s Old Main building was hosted by the Dept. of Culture, Media, and Performance,  the College of Education and Liberal Arts, and the English faculty of Cal U.