Always outstanding, sometimes controversial, but never dull regional and local authors read from and discuss their works as well as the craft of writing, and engage in dialogue with their audience in this always compelling series of talks hosted semi-annually on the campus.
Laila Lalami is the author of two other novels Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and Secret Son, which was on the Orange Prize longlist. Her essays and opinion pieces have appeared in the Los Angeles Times,
Award-winning author of six novels Kem Nunn-a longtime surfer also known for film and TV screenplays that include Deadwood and Sons of Anarchy, as well as articles and reviews in Surfer magazine, Los Angeles Times, and GQ-reads selections from his writing
Natalie Baszile-a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, former Holden Minority Scholar in Warren Wilson College's MFA Program for Writers, and author of nonfiction pieces for numerous publications-will read excerpts from her debut novel published b