Amber Jensen grew up on a dairy farm east of Bryant and lives on an acreage just two miles from that childhood home with her husband, children, and animals. She earned her BA and MA from South Dakota State University, where she teaches composition and creative writing, and completed her MFA in creative writing through the University of New Orleans. Her first book is a memoir, The Smoke of You: Love During and After Deployment.

Featured Book: The Smoke of You: A Memoir of Love During & After Deployment

AMBER’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 3:15 p.m. – No Generic Indian: Sharing Native American Undergraduates’ Tribal Identity Narrative through Student Documentary Production – St. John’s Episcopal Church, Sanctuary
• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 9:00 a.m. – The Smoke of You: A Memoir from the Homefront– Franklin Hotel, Emerald Room
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 12:45 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms

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