Syracuse University’s Raymond Carver Reading Series kicks off for semester with Jan. 29 fiction readingJanuary 24, 2003Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu
The Raymond Carver Reading Series begins this semester with a fiction reading by noted author and cartoonist Lynda Barry on Jan. 29. The reading starts at 5:45 p.m. in the Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Barry is the author of two novels, “Cruddy” (1999) and “The Good Times Are Killing Me.” (1997). Once a commentator for National Public Radio, Barry is also the creator of the nationally syndicated “Ernie Pook’s Comeek” comic strip and has published several collections of her comics, including “One Hundred Demons” (2002) and “Everything in the World” (1986).
Other readings planned for the semester as part of the series include:
The Raymond Carver Reading Series is supported by The College of Arts and Sciences, the Syracuse University Library Associates, Stephen King and the Dr. Scholl Foundation. For more information, contact Chris Kennedy at ckennedy@syr.edu.
The Wonder Years, the 1980s television show evoking nostalgia in many Americans for decades, is finally back on television screens, but this time with greater impact. The 2021 reboot of the class show features a Black family, the Williams, set…
Kenneth Marfilius, visiting teaching professor in the Falk College School of Social Work, was quoted by The 19th, “I just see nothing but voids’: As combat ends, women veterans fight trauma and grief.” Marfilius discussed mental health issues among veterans and…
Carol Liebler, communications professor in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by for the BYU Radio program “Top of Mind with Julie Rose” for an episode entitled “White Women Aren’t the Only Ones Going Missing” and was a guest on Reality…
Sharif Bey, associate professor in the School of Visual and Performing Arts, was featured in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s article “In ‘Excavations,’ Sharif Bey unearths his roots and shows what a Beltzhoover ‘art kid’ can do” and by WESA-FM (Pittsburgh). Bey…
Gregory Germain, professor of law and director of the bankruptcy clinic, was interviewed by CBS News for the story “Bankrupt companies gave $165 million in bonuses to top execs before going belly up last year.” Germain, an expert on bankruptcy,…
If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.
