“An Evening with Jess Walter” will be held tomorrow, March 17, at 7 p.m., in the John Bill Freeman Auditorium, first floor, HUB. Walter, the author of “Beautiful Ruins,” will discuss his book and the many intertwined themes within its pages. A question and answer session will follow. Walter is the author of eight books, which have been published in 30 languages. In addition, his short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Harpers, McSweeney’s and Esquire. “Beautiful Ruins” was a number one New York Times bestseller and spent 68 weeks on the bestseller list.

The Libraries Colloquium Committee and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book are among the co-sponsors of this Centre County Reads event.