Plutzik Reading Series: Lauren Acampora

The 64th season of the Plutzik Reading series welcomes author Lauren Acampora. She will read from her recent works, answer questions and sign copies of her books, which will be available for purchase.

Acampora is the author of The Animal Room, released in June 2026, and three other books of fiction: The Wonder Garden, The Paper Wasp, and The Hundred Waters, all published by Grove Atlantic. Her work has won or been nominated for the GLCA New Writers Award, the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, the Story Prize, and the New England Book Award, and she’s been named an Artist Fellow in Fiction by The New York Foundation for the Arts. Lauren’s writing has also appeared in many publications such as The Paris Review, One Story, and The New York Times and was anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2025. She lives with her family in Westchester County, New York.

The Plutzik Series is one of the most prestigious and longest-running reading series in the country. Over the years, the Plutzik Series has featured a vast array of poets and fiction writers, the famous and not-yet famous. In keeping with Hyam Plutzik's generosity of spirit and commitment to bringing poetry to the community, the Plutzik Series readings have always been open to the public and offered free of charge.