The UALR Departments of English and Rhetoric and Writing will welcome Norris Church Mailer, author of “A Ticket to the Circus,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall for a lecture and book signing.  Mailer’s lecture, book signing and reception are part of her upcoming tour with the release of her latest book. She is a native Arkansan who was married to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer for the last 30 years of his life.

Mailer’s lecture is open to the public. Earlier in the day, she will have a book discussion with UALR writing students and faculty at 2 p.m. For more information, call 569-3296.