Volume is a free monthly reading series at The Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson. This month, we welcome: Jessie Chaffee is the author of the debut novel Florence in Ecstasy (Unnamed Press, 2017). She was awarded a Fulbright grant to Italy to complete the novel. She lives in New York City and is an editor at Words Without Borders. Emma Smith-Stevens is the author of a novel, The Australian, and a forthcoming story collection, Greyhounds. She is currently working on a memoir. Her writing has appeared in many publications including BOMB Magazine, Subtropics, and Conjunctions. She teaches with the Bard Prison Initiative. Mark Allen has contributed to the New York Times, NPR's All Things Considered, FourTwoNine, The Awl, and Vice, performed at Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Cutting Room, and 92Y Tribeca, and hosted his own show at WFMU, as well as the show Pitch! at Dixon Place. Followed by a short DJ set by Holly Watson Books will be available for purchase and signing.