Alumna Alissa Nutting holding a microphone

High Anxiety. High Art.

Alumna Alissa Nutting made headlines this summer with her controversial and acclaimed first novel. She'll read from the book about a beautiful teacher who preys on her young male students at this weekend's book festival.

Author Alissa Nutting during the question and answer session of her Black Mountain Institute reading in November 2010. (Aaron Mayes/UNLV Photo Services)

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