Mary Pauline Lowry and Ariel Delgado Dixon

The Hemingway Center Reading Series and Creative Writing MFA Program present authors Ariel Delgado Dixon and Mary Pauline Lowry. Dixon and Lowry, both graduates of the Boise State Creative Writing MFA Program, will give a reading of their work on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 7 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

Both Dixon and Lowry published new books in 2026: Sourland and Last Night Was Killer, respectively. Come celebrate the new work of these friends and extraordinary writers!

Praise for Sourland by Ariel Delgado Dixon

“Atmospheric . . . Expertly paced and with equal amounts of suspense and melodrama, Dixon’s story captures the pulse of criminal life and the thrum of desire. This sizzles.”—Publishers Weekly

“The kind of literary thriller that gets dirt under its nails—moody, combustible and charged with the sense that everyone is hiding something dangerous. An instant add to any summer to-be-read list.”—The Seattle Times

“A lush tale of revenge, crime, love, and weed . . . Well told from all three main characters’ points of view, with turns of suspense, humor, and sensuality, this is engrossing.”—Booklist

Praise for Last Night Was Killer by Mary Pauline Lowry

"An inventive mystery loaded with humor, heart, and found family." —People Magazine

“I have never had so much fun watching a fictional character try to figure out if she killed someone or not. Wild, outrageous, silly, smart, Tilly is a heroine for the ages and Mary Lowry writes like no one else. A damn delight.” —Rufi Thorpe, Author of Margo’s Got Money Troubles

“An addictively wild, hilarious romp that belongs on top of your summer reading list! Lowry has that rare ability to make you laugh even as you worry about her amazing characters and their challenging predicaments. Ingeniously plotted and raucously funny, Lowry is the master of kickass female bonding.” - May Cobb, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Hunting Wives

Event Details

7 PM

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Reading to be followed by a Q and A and book signing.

Free and open to the public

About Ariel Delgado Dixon

Ariel Delgado Dixon was born in Trenton, New Jersey and is the author of two novels, Sourland (2026) and Don't Say We Didn't Warn You (2022). Her writing has received support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Yaddo, the Studios of Key West, and as a Hemingway Writer-in-Residence in Ketchum, Idaho. She lives in Western Massachusetts, where she teaches at Smith College and works in farming.

About Mary Pauline Lowry

Mary Pauline Lowry is the author of the novels The Roxy Letters and Wildfire. She has an MA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Texas and an MFA in Creative Writing from Boise State University. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, O Magazine, and other publications. She lives in her hometown of Austin, Texas.

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