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LW Online

We invite alumni and parents to participate in this special program that taps into the Living Writers course created 30 years ago by Professor Frederick Busch.

How It Works

LW Online participants have access to:
  • A members-only blog about the authors and their work
  • Exclusive live webcast book discussions at 8 p.m. Wednesdays with Jane, Jennifer, and special guests
  • Live webcast readings at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, with the opportunity to ask questions of the author

How to Sign Up

We urge you to reserve a spot today for this program co-taught by English professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice.

Send an e-mail to alumni@colgate.edu or call 315-228-7439. More programming details and information will be available in the coming days.
Zadie Smith
Katherine Boo
Richard Rodriguez
Kay Ryan
George Saunders

Special Event

September 9 / 8 p.m.
Author George Saunders will take part in a live webcast from campus. He will answer questions about Tenth of December, his latest collection of short stories.

September 10 / 4:30 p.m.
Attend in person or online as Saunders reads from his latest work at Memorial Chapel.

Saunders' appearance is part of the Colgate Reads initiative, which is open to all LW Online participants.
Recently named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, Saunders is a bestselling writer of short stories, novellas, essays, and children's books. 

His writing has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, and GQ. He was named a MacArthur fellow in 2006. Saunders is currently a Professor of English at Syracuse University.

Live Webcasts for 2013

These interactive livestreamed discussions will be available here on any computer or mobile device.

Wednesday, October 2 - 8 p.m.
Join Jane and Jennifer for a call-in book discussion about NW by Zadie Smith. In-studio guest: Kezia Page, associate professor of English.

Thursday, October 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Zadie Smith reads in Love Auditorium

Wednesday, October 23 - 8 p.m.
 Join Jennifer and Jane for a call-in book discussion about Behind the Beautiful Forevers:  Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. In-studio guest: Katherine Boo

Thursday, October 24 - 4:30 p.m. 
Katherine Boo reads in Love Auditorium

 

Wednesday, November 6 - 8 p.m. 
Join Jane and Jennifer for a call-in book discussion about Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography by Richard Rodriguez.
In-studio guest: Richard Rodriguez

Thursday, November 7 - 4:30 p.m.
 Richard Rodriguez reads in Love Auditorium

Wednesday, November 13 - 8 p.m.
 Join Jennifer and Jane for a call-in book discussion about The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan. Special guest: Peter Balakian, professor of English

Thursday, November 14 - 4:30 p.m.
 Kay Ryan reads in Love Auditorium
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