Renowned writer Joyce Carol Oates will speak at Claremont McKenna College on Monday, February 4 from 6:45 to 8 p.m.

Ms. Oates is noted for psychologically searing stories such as “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” and novels such as Them and Blonde, which were respectively honored with a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize nomination

She is the author of more than 50 novels and has penned numerous collections of short stories, poetry and nonfiction. Her most recent offerings are the novel “Daddy Love” (2013) and the short story anthology “The Black Dahlia and White Rose” (2012).

“An Evening With Joyce Carol Oates” will be held at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. 8th St., and is free and open to the public.