For the second installment of the VOICES reading series at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, up-and-coming novelist Matt Burgess will read from his works on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 8:15 p.m. The reading will take place at Daugherty-Palmer Commons and is free and open to the public.

Burgess’ first novel, “Dogfight, a Love Story,” was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. His second novel, “Uncle Janice,” is to be published next year by Doubleday.

The VOICES reading series is presented by the English department at St. Mary’s College. For more information about the event, contact Karen Anderson at 240-895-2017 or klanderson@smcm.edu.