The annual Fall Reading Series (a.k.a., Fall Authors Series) presents a season of events celebrating literature, showcasing award-winning authors, and honoring the inspiration to write. Events are sponsored by the English Department and Creative Writing Program of Grossmont College, as well as a variety of other campus agencies and programs.
Thursday, September 25
Celebration of Banned Books Reading
7 - 9 PM, Griffin Gate
English faculty Joe Medina hosts and organizes this popular annual event celebrating National Banned Books Week. Faculty and students present topics on censorship, censure, banned literature and controversial literary themes and topics. This year’s presentations include
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Nadra Hess-Farina, Librarian: A Librarian’s Perspective
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Erika Lotzke, Parent and Student: Harry Potter
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Helix High School English Instructor: The High School Perspective
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Dr. Oralee Holder, English Instructor: Ray Bradbury
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Eric Bemiller, Student: Rodolf Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima
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Karl Sherlock, English Instructor: Sherman Alexie
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April-Dawn Dunsford, Student: Nappy Hair Banned
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Tammy Hermon, Parent and Student: Judy Blume, Forever
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Ryan Griffith, Allen Ginsberg's Howl
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Manuel Moreno, Student: Machiavelli, The Prince
October
author Harold Jaffe
7:30 PM, Griffin Gate
SDSU Professor Harold Jaffe is the author of over 17 novels and collections, including Eros Anti-Eros (City Lights, 1990), Straight Razor (Black Ice Books, 1995), and most recently 15 Serial Killers (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2003). Jaffe is known for his gorilla style of satire,
sometimes misunderstood for its audacious depiction of violence and sexuality that
sometimes have drawn comparisons by critics to writer Jerzy Kosinsky (Painted Bird and Blind Date).
Monday, November 15
Student Prose and Poetry Reading
7 PM, Griffin Gate
The fall edition of the biannual student showcase of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, and other word art. This semester's student readers include
- Jill Marchland, "Erotic Poetry"
- James Rodey, "Beloved By Asphalt" and "Holiday"
- Shannon O'Neil-Huntoon, "Nowhere to Hide"
- Adeline Montelongo, "It's a Hip Hop Kind of Love'
- Melanie Moyers, "Hot Dogs and Cartoons"
- Cassandra Fenn, "The Unappreciated"
- John LeBarbera, "Three thousand Miles
Jason McAdams, "Interminable"- Greg Laskaris, "Life at Eight," "Stars," and "How To Plant Really Spiny Cactus"
- Ha Nguyen, "Aloha Ha"
- Carole Scimone, "Dangerous Thoughts"
- Zachery Bearchell, "I Shot Myself"
- Kate Savage, "Photograph Poem"