Mount Desert Islander previews March 2 reading by Howard

The Mount Desert Islander previewed a reading by essayist and fiction writer Gregory Howard, an associate professor of English at the University of Maine, at 8:30 p.m. March 2 at the Lompoc Cafe in Bar Harbor. Howard is the author of the novel “Hospice,” and his fiction and essays have appeared in several publications. Part of the Bateau Reading Series, the free, all-ages event will consist of a reading by Howard and a musical performance by poet and musician Daniel Hales. There will be a discussion with Howard and Hales following the event.