2006 Visiting Writers Series
Morning Lectures
All VWS lectures take place at 11 o’clock a.m.
Bevens Music Room (adjacent to Brown Chapel) on the Lyon College Campus
Kevin Brockmeier (Sept. 19) is very, very engaging, and will talk about getting
his driver's license and afterwards keeping a bottle of Grey Poupon mustard in
his glove compartment and the way this, among other entertaining anecdotes,
contributed to his becoming a writer.
Jason Sommer (October 24) will speak about his family's experiences as victims
of the Holocaust, their eventual escape to the U. S., and the impact that all of
this had on his growing up.
Andrea Hollander Budy’s presentation (November 28) focuses on her feelings of
inferiority growing up. Believing herself unattractive, she was envious of
others who were. In her talk, she examines the ways in which her perceptions of
beauty were formed, as well as the way all of us come to understand what beauty
is and who we are in terms of it.