At UT Dallas 

  • Lunchtime Book Reading and Conversation: “The Wonders” Sept. 6 

Eugene McDermott Library, Room MC 2.404 

Admission: Free and open to the public 

Tuesday, Sept. 6 

Noon 

A reading and conversation with translator Lizzie Davis, senior editor at Coffee House Press, who will read from her recently published co-translation of “The Wonders,” by Spanish author Elena Medel. Feel free to bring lunch to enjoy during the presentation. 

More information: Reading and Conversation with translator Lizzie Davis  

  • Online Author Lecture Sept. 6: “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz” 

Online 

Cost: Free  

Tuesday, Sept. 6 

4 p.m. 

UT Dallas’ Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies presents British writer and historian Lucy Adlington, who will discuss her book, “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive.” The book powerfully chronicles the stories of 25 women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, working in a concentration camp “fashion workshop” and creating beautiful garments for elite Nazi women. 

Registration and more information: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz