The most recent books of the five featured authors for the 2009 Caught in the Creative Act
Caught in the Creative Act fall lineup
Five writers will come to campus this fall as part of Caught in the Creative Act, a five-week course that is free and open to the community.
The class meets from 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in Gambrell Hall (map) beginning Oct. 19.
The schedule is:
- Oct. 21: Ron Rash, South Carolina native and award-winning author; latest novel, Serena, received rave national reviews
- Oct. 28: Ceridwen Dovey, born in South Africa, grew up in Australia; currently a graduate student at Columbia University in New York City; achieved international attention with her first novel, Blood Kin
- Nov. 4: Lev Grossman, book critic for TIME magazine; first novel was a critical success; his second book, The Magicians, to be published in August
- Nov. 11: Tom Perrotta, two novels have been made into movies; the movie made from Little Children starred Kate Winslett
- Nov. 18: Terry Tempest Williams, author of Finding Beauty in a Broken World; one of the nation's foremost writers on nature and the environment.
The Russell House University Bookstore is offering a 20 percent discount to participants who buy all five books at one time.
By University Marketing & Communications
Posted: 04/28/09 @ 9:40 AM | Updated: 12/01/09 @ 12:05 PM | Permalink