GINA APOSTOL has written five novels, among them Insurrecto, named by Publishers Weekly one of the Ten Best Books of 2018, and her most recent, La Tercera, out in May this year. Her essays and stories have appeared in The New York TimesLos Angeles Review of BooksWashington PostForeign PolicyGranta,  Gettysburg ReviewMassachusetts Review, and others. She has been awarded the Rome Prize, the PEN/Open Book Award, and two Philippine National Book Awards. She grew up in Tacloban, Leyte, in the Philippines, and lives in New York and western Massachusetts. Apostol will serve as the Dan and Maggie Inouye Chair for the spring 2024 semester.