NYU-SCPS Reading: STORIES ON THE PAGE/STORIES ON THE SCREEN

May 15, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Matt de la Peña’s debut novel, Ball Don’t Lie has been adapted by the author in collaboration with director Brin Hill as a motion picture starring Ludacris, Nick Cannon, and Rosanna Arquette.  de la Peña’s second novel, Mexican WhiteBoy, was a 2009 Notable Book for a Global Society.  His third novel, We Were Here, will be published by Delacorte in October, 2009.  His short fiction has appeared in literary journals including Pacific Review, the Vincent Brothers Review, Chiricú, Two Girl’s Review, George Mason Review, and Allegheny Literary Review.  de la Peña received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific, where he attended school on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.