Award-winning writer and Princeton alum Jordan Salama ’19, who tells stories about migration, culture, and the environment across the Americas, reads from his work along with several creative writing seniors. The C.K. Williams Reading Series showcases senior thesis students of the Program in Creative Writing with established writers as special guests. Salama’s books will be available to purchase and have signed.
This event is cosponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts and Labyrinth Books.
Featured Senior Readers
- Teodor Grosu
- Joseph Kim Sexton
- Helena Richardson
- Sofiia Shapovalova
- Jessica Wang
- Catherine Xie
- Kayla Xu
About Jordan Salama
Jordan Salama. Photo credit: Nina Subin
Writer Jordan Salama is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and National Geographic. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, NPR, Scientific American, and other outlets. His first book, Every Day the River Changes, about a journey down Colombia’s Río Magdalena, was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2021 and a top new travel book by The New York Times. Most recently, he is the author of Stranger in the Desert (2024), an intergenerational family story tracing his search across Argentina for the legacy of his great-grandfather, a Syrian traveling salesman in the Andes. His reporting has taken him along rivers and railroads from North America to Patagonia, and his stories on Latin American migrants in the United States appear regularly in The New Yorker. Founder of Red House Productions, a multimedia production company and impact studio, he is also the co-producer of Qotzuñi: People of the Lake, a documentary short that officially qualified for the 2026 Academy Awards. Salama graduated from Princeton University in 2019.
Admission & Details
The reading is free and open to the public; no tickets required.
Directions
Get directions to Labyrinth Bookstore, located at 122 Nassau Street in Princeton.
Accessibility
Labyrinth Books is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.