Sunday, December 9 (11am)
Sponsored by the University of Rochester and Messenger-Post Newspapers.

Guest:
Richard Ben Cramer, native Rochesterian and Pulitzer Prize-winner author and journalist.

Topic:
Curt will interview Mr. Cramer about his career, including best-selling books on Joe DiMaggio and the 1988 Presidential election. He and the panelists will then discuss the state of writing and reading today.

• What makes politics and sports so alluring for a writer?
• Who is the most fascinating figure you have ever read about?
• What is your favorite book of all time, and why?
• What is the best advice to give parents about hooking their kids on books?
• The stereotype says that men read non-fiction; women, fiction. Is it true?
• Who is your favorite writer?
• What book haven't you read that you want to?

Panelists:

• Richard Dollinger, New York State Senator
• Ronald Dow, Dean of River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
• Joseph Flaherty, Director, Writers and Books