Jimmie Tramel

Tulsa World Scene Reporter

New York Times bestselling author Daniel H. Wilson will be the speaker when the University of Tulsa Presidential Lecture Series resumes 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Lorton Performance Center.

A Tulsan, Cherokee Nation citizen and TU alumnus, Wilson chose Tulsa for the national book launch of his latest work, “Hole in the Sky.”

TU’s Presidential Lecture Series events are free and open to the public. Wilson will conduct a Q&A and a book signing after the talk.

Wilson, whose previous works include a sequel to Michael Crichton's "The Andromeda Strain," took part in an email Q&A in advance of the event.

What do you want to tell us about your Tulsa and tribal background?

“I grew up in north Tulsa, in the Cherokee Nation, and I’m a Cherokee

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