UH West O‘ahu Associate Professor of English, D. Nandi Odhiambo, recipient of the prestigious 2019 Elliot Cades Award for Literature, will give a reading and hold a book-signing to celebrate the publication and successful reception of his fourth novel, Smells Like Stars. The reading and book signing will be October 10, from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., on the James & Abigail Campbell Library second floor. The event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
The novel published by Book*hug, follows a journalist and her photographer fiance as they investigate the killings of horses in a town on Canadaʻs west coast. The novel is one of discovery, or as Book*hug’s synopsis states, “Ultimately, Smells Like Stars draws attention to what is hidden in plain sight, that life can be cruel, ambiguous and without meaning.”
The Elliot Cades Award for Literature is considered among the most prestigious literary honors bestowed in Hawaiʻi.