Prairie Lights

The Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction presents Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program alum Brittany Means, who will read from her new book of essays, Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways. “Brittany Means has pieced together the shards of a devastating childhood in this powerful memoir. It’s gut-wrenching but at the same time triumphant, harrowing yet exquisitely told. Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways is a story of survival that left me choked up and cheering.”-Jeannette Walls

Brittany Means is has received several awards for her work, including the Magdalena Award and the Grace Paley Fellowship. A writer and editor, she lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.