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The Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series has hosted more than 60 guests since its inception.
Carrie Fountain
Lisa See
Brad Watson
Jeffrey Eugenides
Elinor Lipman
Jill McCorkle
Meg Wolitzer
Andre Dubus III
Ben Fountain
Bret Anthony Johnston
Colum McCann
Charles Baxter
Justin Cronin
Jim Shepard
Joshua Ferris
Elizabeth Strout
Amy Hempel
Mary Gaitskill
Ethan Canin
David Liss
Robert Olen Butler
Lorrie Moore
Horton Foote
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Oscar Casares
Paulette Jiles
Junot Diaz
Sue Miller
Tracy Kidder
Abraham Verghese
George Plimpton
Denise Chavez
Stephen Harrigan
Ron Hansen
Ana Castillo
Rosellen Brown
Allan Gurganus
Sandra Cisneros
John Updike
Rudolfo Anaya
Robert Stone
Andre Dubus ll
Alberto Rios
Elizabeth Spencer
Alice Adams
Richard Ford
Mary Gordon
Grace Paley
Larry McMurtry
Full Listing
2019
Brad Watson
2018
Ron Rash
(canceled)
Jeffrey Eugenides
2017
Johnston & Harrigan
Elinor Lipman
2016
Meg Wolitzer
Jill McCorkle
2015
Antonya Nelson
Andre Dubus III
2014
Bret Anthony Johnston
Ben Fountain
2013
Colum McCann
Elizabeth McCracken
2012
Justin Cronin
Charles Baxter
2011
Joshua Ferris
Jim Shepard
2010
Naomi Shihab Nye
Elizabeth Strout
2009
Amy Hempel
George Saunders
2008
Mary Gaitskill
Sarah Bird
2007
David Liss
Ethan Canin
2006
Lorrie Moore
Robert Olen Butler
2005
Horton Foote
Cancelled due to hurricane evacuation
2004
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Barry Hannah
2003
Paulette Jiles
Oscar Casares
2002
Jane Hamilton
Junot Diaz
2001
Tracy Kidder
Sue Miller
2000
Russell Banks
Abraham Verghese
1999
Denise Chavez
George Plimpton
1998
Ron Hansen
Stephen Harrigan
1997
Tim O’ Brien
Ana Castillo
1996
Allan Gurganus
Rosellen Brown
1995
Sandra Cisneros
John Updike
1994
Robert Stone
Rudolfo Anaya
1993
Ellen Gilchrist
Andre Dubus
1992
Ann Beattie
Tobias Wolff
1991
Clyde Edgerton
Jim Lehrer
1990
Alberto Rios
Lee Smith
1989
Alice Adams
Elizabeth Spencer
1988
Mary Gordon
Richard Ford
1987
Larry McMurtry
Grace Paley