The public is invited to “Meet Eyal Press, author of ‘Beautiful Souls,’” in an interview by Steven Herb on Tuesday, September 10, 6:30 p.m., in Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen Street, State College, Pennsylvania. “Beautiful Souls,” Macmillan Publishers, explores what impels ordinary people to defy the sway of authority and convention. It was selected by the Penn State Reads series to be read and discussed by incoming freshmen.

Press’s work has appeared in the New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Nation, and the Raritan Review. He also is the author of “Absolute Convictions,” a narrative account of the abortion conflict. He is a past recipient of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism.

Herb is the director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress, and he is also the head of the Education and Behavioral Sciences Library in Penn State’s University Libraries.

The interview will be followed by a reception and a book signing by the author, with books available for sale. No tickets are required, but an RSVP is requested with Pennsylvania Humanities Council at events@pahumanities.org. The event is sponsored by Penn State’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH), the Penn State Reads Program, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, and the University Libraries; the Pennsylvania Humanities Council; and Schlow Center Region Library.

For more information, call 800-462-0442. If you anticipate needing accessibility accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Karla Schmit at kms454@psu.edu or 814-863-5521.