Peter Georgescu, former CEO of the global marketing and communications company Young & Rubicam, will hold a book signing at 1 p.m. Thursday at the
Literary Arts
It may come only once a year, but when it does, Library Day is a time for celebration. “It is a celebration of the role
All children should be able to see themselves on the shelves of the library. But according to Lee & Low Books, as of 2016 only
The age of the average Chautauquan at a Brown Bag lecture is probably on the older side, but poet Philip Brady plans to start his
Lola Noller, a lifelong Chautauquan, has been spending summers here since she was only three months old. Lola, a retriever mix, was born outdoors in
This year’s Great American Picnic features two major additions: tossed salad on the lunch menu, and a rain location. While the weather has been temperate on
The Chautauqua Writers’ Center will welcome Philip Brady and Kevin Haworth as its writers-in-residence in Week Four. The two authors plan to focus on different
At this year’s presentation of The Chautauqua Prize, winner Peter Ho Davies said he was honored — and a little flustered. “Receiving a prize —
Every time Jonathan Eig starts writing a new biography, it’s like falling in love. “It’s like going into a relationship, a long-lasting relationship,” Eig said.
Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild’s most recent book started in a simple setting: her office at UC Berkeley. She was reading about the growing split between
Author Adam Hochschild last visited Chautauqua Institution in 2001, but it’s recently found its way back into his life. “I was utterly charmed by the
Note: This is the first in a series of occasional columns that examines some of this year’s Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selections and how
About a dozen years ago, Peter Ho Davies was teaching at the Chautauqua Writers’ Festival during the pre-season. But now, he’s returning to accept Chautauqua’s
A monk, a Jew and a peasant walk into an inn. What follows isn’t a punchline, but a heartwarming tale of three unlikely heroes who
Poet Marjorie Maddox is interested in how people cope during times of crisis and calm, particularly when it comes to writing. Maddox is Week Three’s
This year’s Authors Among Us book fair will be the first under the Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends’ new president, Norma Rees. “I’m really doing it