He started the series with an evening reading and discussion of his work. African American poet and memoirist, Toi Derricotte, is the author of four collections of poetry and The Black Notebooks , an account of race in American told through the eyes of a light-skinned black woman. The Black Notebooks received the Anisfield-Wolfe Award and the 1998 Caucus of the American Library Association Award, and was chosen as a New York Times Noteable Book of the Year. Frederick Busch, who concludes the series, is the author of twelve novels and six story collections. His most recent books include The Night Inspector , a haunting portrait of American life just after the Civil War, and A Dangerous Profession , a book about the writing life.
All events are free and open to the public.