From the great heights of Philippe Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, memorably retold in his National Book Award winning 2009 novel Let the Great World Spin, Irish-born author Colum McCann heads to the furthestmost depths of the ocean in new novel Twist, about a journalist profiling a deep sea diver tasked with dangerous underwater repairwork. McCann will give an author reading at this campus event hosted by Harry Ransom Center with the Michener Center for Writers and the Irish Consulate General of Austin; attendance is free but RSVP is required. – Kimberley Jones