Lake Forest College Press Lecture & Reading Series

On the Run Lecture Series 2011 — 2012

The Lake Forest College Press Lecture and Reading Series brings writers, artists, filmmakers, and cultural figures to the Lake Forest campus for public presentations and interactions with our students.

Past visitors have included Lidia Yuknavitch, Kevin Coval, Roxane Gay, William Gillespie, Paul D. Miller, aka Dj Spooky, William Gass, Shelley Jackson, Andrei Codrescu, Steve Tomasula, Lance Olsen, Yony Leyser, Martha Nussbaum, Cris Mazza, Thomas Frank, and many others.

Other events this year

Thursday, September 15

  • Image preview 4:00pm - 5:00pm: Yuriy Tarawsky Reading
    Yuriy will be reading from his new book Short Tails. There will be a question and answer session following his reading.

Thursday, September 29

  • Image preview 4:00pm: Kevin Coval poetry slam reading
    Listen to the artistic director and co-founder of Louder Than A Bomb, Kevin Coval, as he performs from his new book L-Vis Lives!: Racemusic Poems.