Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

Victor LaValle, CLSC author of ‘The Changeling’ to dissect contemporary politics through horror and fairytales.

by Emma Francois on July 11, 2018

New York City’s skyline is constantly transforming; Victor LaValle’s just happens to include trolls and witches. Born and raised in Queens, LaValle said he finds the city’s metamorphosis magical. In the blink of an eye,

Caroline Fraser to lead talk on ‘Little House’ for Young Readers

by Flora Junhua Deng on July 5, 2018

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is the selection for the CLSC Young Readers for Week Two.

Fraser to present Pulitzer-winning ‘Prairie Fires’ in CLSC Roundtable

by Emma Francois on July 4, 2018

The iconic frontierswoman and children’s author Laura Ingalls Wilder was in her 60s before publishing Little House in the Big Woods.

Krivák returns with tale of joy, life’s sorrow in ‘The Signal Flame’

by Emma Francois on June 27, 2018

Andrew Krivák mastered the anatomy of a story by listening to his grandmother around the kitchen stove. That, and a

With ‘Olio,’ Jess to talk duality of poetic form

by Emma Francois on June 25, 2018

Tyehimba Jess’ Olio exemplifies the urgency of knowing: “If people knew the sheer will that was put into each note,

One last question for this season’s CLSC authors

by Ryan Pait on August 25, 2017

This is my fourth summer covering the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle for The Chautauquan Daily. Each summer I’ve been here, I’ve asked all the authors I talk to over the course of the season

Alumni Association of the CLSC offers new ways to stay in touch

by Ryan Pait on August 25, 2017

The Alumni Association of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle has a few updated ways for its members to stay

Five Chautauquans receive Young Readers medallion this season

by Rebecca Klar on August 25, 2017

If 13-year-old William Haslett stacked up all the books he’s read this year, it would be taller than him. That’s

Authors Jane Hamilton and Ann Patchett to talk food, families with shared CLSC presentation

by Ryan Pait on August 23, 2017

Ann Patchett and Jane Hamilton have put their heads together and figured out exactly why they’ve been invited to Chautauqua.

Commentary: The divergent family stories of Jane Hamilton’s ‘The Excellent Lombards’ and Ann Patchett’s ‘Commonwealth’

by Ryan Pait on August 23, 2017

Jane Hamilton’s The Excellent Lombards and Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth both begin with mundane events that quickly take on biblical proportions.

A new era for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle begins with Bryant Day ceremony

by Ryan Pait on August 20, 2017

On Saturday, a new year and a new era for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle began. This year’s Bryant Day ceremony drew a crowd of about 50 gathered by the Miller Bell Tower. Bryant

Sherra Babcock celebrates final Bryant Day before retirement

by Ryan Pait on August 18, 2017

For the literary-minded at Chautauqua, the new year begins on Bryant Day. “Bryant Day needs to be explained to new

Journalist Dan Barry to discuss ‘Boys in the Bunkhouse’ with CLSC presentation

by Ryan Pait on August 16, 2017

Journalist Dan Barry has been wandering the United States for years. It’s a job requirement, in a way. For his

Ellen Mahoney introduces children to journalism through interactive book about Nellie Bly and other muckrakers

by Rebecca Klar on August 15, 2017

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Long before the internet, blogging and social media, journalists were unmasking and explaining the wrongdoings of corrupt institutions for the

Susan Southard to discuss lives of atomic bomb survivors with CLSC presentation on ‘Nagasaki’

by Ryan Pait on August 9, 2017

As she worked on her book about the bombing of Nagasaki, author Susan Southard soon realized she wasn’t writing solely

Poet William Heyen returns to talk 20th-century atrocities with CLSC presentation on ‘The Candle’

by Ryan Pait on August 9, 2017

When a longtime poet looks back on their work, they might feel a sense of satisfaction. William Heyen experienced a different feeling entirely, something he said his readers might experience, too: difficulty. “I believe that

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