Author Karen Shoemaker will read from her literary work Wednesday, April 16, starting at 7 p.m. in Hawks Landing. Shoemaker is the author of the novel The Meaning of Names (Red Hen Press) and the short story collection Night Sounds and Other Stories (Dufour Editions). She has been awarded a Nebraska Center for the Book Award, Independent Artist Fellowships from the Nebraska Arts Council, fellowships at the Kimmel harding Nelson Center and brush Creek Artists’ Camp. She is a faculty mentor with the University of Nebraska MFA in Writing Program.