RADFORD -- Radford University English professor Tim Poland will read selections from his latest book, Safety of Deeper Water, on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 p.m., in the Radford Public Library.

The book chronicles the story of Sandy Holston, an elegant fisherwoman and “nurse who wears her hair in a ponytail, prefers a fishing lure as an earring, and lives with a ‘heartbroken and angry’ skunk-killing dog.” Surviving a disastrous marriage, she seeks peace in the small town of Damascus but that peace could be disrupted when her ex-husband is released from prison.

Poland is a past recipient of a Plattner/Appalachian Heritage Award. To learn more about other writings by Poland, e-mail tpoland@radford.edu or visit http://www.timpoland.com.